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Thursday, June 15, 2017
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Thursday, June 15, 2017
Death toll in London apartment building fire climbs to 17
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSeventeen people are confirmed dead in the fire that engulfed a London high-rise building on Wednesday, emergency services say, adding that the toll was set to rise as there were no hopes of finding survivors.
“Sadly I can confirm that the number of people that have died is now 17,” Metropolitan Police commander Stuart Cundy says in a televised statement.
“We do believe that the number will sadly increase,” he adds.
There were believed to be around 600 people in Grenfell Tower in west London when the fire started before dawn on Wednesday and dozens are still missing.
— AFP
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