UK NOW - Grenfell Tower fire

Grenfell Tower fire: Fears for residents as giant blaze engulfs 27-storey London apartment block

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-14/london-major-fire-engulfs-24-storey-apartment-building/8617158

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Londeners are most probably wondering what they have done wrong and what is going to happen next.

They seem to be going from one disaster to the next.

I am very sorry for the people involved in the fire .

 

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imastawka
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Awful.   1am, everyone must've been in bed.

 

They're not saying terrorism, yet, but maybe a gas leak?  For it to go up so quickly?

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Horrific Woman Sad

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I'm feeling sick seeing the reports Woman Sad

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I think you might be right, stawka
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i remember going to the pictures to see "towering inferno" and ever since when i see new very tall buildings my first thought is how do you get out if theres a fire on the lower levels.

 

this was an apartment building, whatever fire prevention it had seems to have been pretty useless.

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@davidc4430 wrote:

i remember going to the pictures to see "towering inferno" and ever since when i see new very tall buildings my first thought is how do you get out if theres a fire on the lower levels.

 

this was an apartment building, whatever fire prevention it had seems to have been pretty useless.


David, there is no fire ' prevention '.

 

The best that can be done - given - you are awake - is a way out.

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Their lives, their homes.  It's just horrible;  those poor people.    Words are not enough to express the feelings.

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@imastawka wrote:

Awful.   1am, everyone must've been in bed.

 

They're not saying terrorism, yet, but maybe a gas leak?  For it to go up so quickly?


It's strange but terrorism never entered my mind for a second, but I suppose anything would be possible.

 

It doesn't sound as if it is anything more than a fire but a very horrific one for anyone living higher up in the building.

 

I don't know that firefighters can easily tackle anything that is more than a few storeys high.

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