Seventeen people have died after a huge fire in a 24-storey residential block in north Kensington.
Here's a summary of what we know so far:
- Seventeen people have been killed, according to the Metropolitan Police
- 78 people were hospitalised, according to the London Ambulance Service
- 17 people are in critical care, according to NHS Trusts, one less than yesterday evening
- Kensington & Chelsea Council have said that they now have enough donations of food after a massive response by the public to donations point that have been set up at numerous points nearby
- A spokesperson for London Councils, the umbrella organisation for London boroughs, has said local authorities in the capital will be reviewing fire safety procedures in response to the tragedy
- Relatives continue to search for loved ones as eyewitnesses report seeing people jump from the building and parents holding their children outside the window to escape smoke.
- Residents to 'stay put' in the building and fire alarms were not working. London mayor Sadiq Khan has 'demanded answers'
- Building currently maintains its structural integrity. Firefighters have now reached the top floor but have not completed their searches.
- The A40, a major road through the area, remains closed in both directions
- 200 firefighters across across the capital, using a range of specialist vehicles, attended scene. Commissioner Cotton claims the fire was 'unprecedented'
- Local action group had long campaigned the building was not safe and was a fire-risk
- Grenfell Tower - built in 1974 - had recently undergone a £8.7m 66-week refurbishment. The project was undertaken by contractor Rydon and was commissioned by Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation, who manage the 24-storey block on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
- Former housing minister Gavin Barwell, Theresa May's new chief of staff, has been criticised for not responding to call to review fire regulations - which were last considered in 2006
- The prime minister is 'deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life', according to a spokesman. The government's Civil Contingencies Secretariat is now meeting.
- Battersea Dogs and Cats Home are offering refuge to pets made homeless by the blaze
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