TOWER BLOCK DEATH TRAP
London fire –
Grim task of removing bodies begins as death toll rises to 12 with fears for
dozens more missing residents amid claims no one on top three floors survived
Trapped
residents jumped from the burning building while others lashed bedsheets
together in a desperate attempt to escape the flames
Firefighters confirmed "a number" of people had been
killed in the terrifying blaze at the 24-storey Grenfell Towers that one
witness said was started by his neighbour's fridge exploding.
Residents
also claim that the building was checked by the fire brigade as recently as
Saturday.
Corinne
Jones, who escaped with her partner from the 17th floor, told the BBC that a team from the fire service
inspected the building over the weekend and gave advice, including remaining in
the flat during a blaze.
The
Metropolitan Police released a statement confirming the fatalities saying that
they expect the death toll to rise.
Some
frantic residents lashed bedsheets
together in a crude attempt to escape the rapidly growing blaze.
Horrified witnesses told how
they saw some families throwing children out of windows in an effort to save their lives from
the inferno.
Another
resident told the Huffington Post she saw a man catch a baby that was tossed
from a ninth floor window.
She
said: "She wrapped her baby in what seemed like a sheet or blanket and
threw the young baby out of the window.
“A
member of the public, a guy ran forward and just miraculously grabbed the baby
at the right moment and then the shadow, I assume the mother, went backwards
and that was the last we saw."
A
number of those stuck on upper floors have jumped to escape the flames.
Witnesses
reported scenes "reminiscent of 9/11" as residents jumped from upper
floors of the building.
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