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The Mail has photos of the inside of the building showing the devastation caused by the fire (from flats where no one died, but don't click on the link if you're very sensitive). It also sounds as if they're finding bodies in places they weren't expecting, so there must be victims who aren't on the current missing list:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4615954/Chilling-images-taken-Grenfell-block-released.html
... residents whose homes were destroyed were told they would receive a £5,500 Government down payment from tomorrow.
The announcement was made by Downing Street on Sunday evening, as the Prime Minister faced intense scrutiny over her government's reaction to the disaster.
Residents will be given £500 in cash followed by a bank payment for the rest from Monday.
Much more destroyed than I would have thought! Basically only metal is left, all else is burnt beyond recognition. I've never seen anything like it.
What exactly does a down payment mean here? More money later? The amount sounds ridiculously low to me.
Much more destroyed than I would have thought! Basically only metal is left, all else is burnt beyond recognition. I've never seen anything like it.
What exactly does a down payment mean here? More money later?
I hope the government will payout more to cover injuries, mental health PTSD counselling etc. Hopefully money will be paid out for wrongful death without the need for lengthy lawsuits. I'm concerned the victims won't get money for loss of possessions due to the possibility the building insurers will say they should have had home insurance and they are not liable. I wonder how much coverage the building insurance has. The whole situation must be causing so much heartbreak and uncertainty.
Yes - it looks as if the internal walls within each flat were burnt away to nothing, judging by the bathroom shot. They had the videos on the BBC news.
Yes.
off topic - Breaking News - a van has driven into pedestrians tonight in London. There are a number of casualties. How much more tragedy can the U.K endure?
The stuff of future conspiracy theories.At least two witnesses told Sky News that there were three men in the van, but the Met Police statement seems to directly contradict that, saying no other suspects had been identified or reported to police.
What exactly does a down payment mean here? More money later? The amount sounds ridiculously low to me.
The stuff of future conspiracy theories.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...-casualties-collides-pedestrians-live-updates
[h=3]5 people previously reported as missing in wake of fire are accounted for and alive[/h]
Members of the emergency services join people in a minute's silence for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire near the site of the blaze in North Kensington, London on Monday. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)
n a separate development, Panorama has discovered that firefighters put out the first fire at Grenfell Tower.
They were called to a fridge fire, and within minutes told residents the fire was out in the flat.
The crew was leaving the building when firefighters outside spotted flames rising up the side of the building.
The Fire Brigades Union say firefighters were left facing an unprecedented fire, and officers broke their own safety protocol to rescue people.