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London tower block fire claims lives

Several people have died after a huge fire raged through the night at a west London tower block, a fire chief says, the BBC reports.

Firefighters are still tackling the blaze at Grenfell Tower in north Kensington, where eyewitnesses said people were trapped inside, screaming for help.

More than 50 people are being treated in hospital, says London Ambulance.

The Met Police has set up an emergency number on 0800 0961 233 for anyone concerned about friends or family.

London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton said there had been “a number of fatalities” but he could not say how many because of the “size and complexity” of the building.

 

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