Col1874 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) I've never in my life seen anything like this, absolutely horrific news The world is so messed up that I'm wondering if it's terrorist related. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40269625 Edited June 14, 2017 by Col1874 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FWJ Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Watching the news now. Absolutely terrifying sight, as you say never seen anything like it. How can an entire block go up like that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
been here before Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Seeing it on the news this morning and its some sight. I wouldnt be surprised if it crumbles to the ground. The way the whole this is alight you have to wonder about some dodgy material being used in its construction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vegas-voss Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Seeing it on the news this morning and its some sight. I wouldnt be surprised if it crumbles to the ground. The way the whole this is alight you have to wonder about some dodgy material being used in its construction. Seemingly it just had ?10m worth of upgrades done to it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ibrahim Tall Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Holy shit, like something from a disaster movie. From the sound of it it's related to some sort of plastic cladding that the exterior of the building was recently refurbed with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barack Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Grim as ****. Probably my worst nightmare, being trapped in a burning building. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erik Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Heard about this on the radio on my way in to work, just saw the pictures just now. Horrendous, utterly horrendous Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Brown Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 the film footage in the dark at the height of the blaze is totally jaw dropping. horrible, horrible news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jambo1998 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 That is absolutely horrific. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DETTY29 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Heard about it on the radio when I woke up and I'm sure they said anyone above 3rd floor would struggle to get out. Looked up BBC News website and could only watch a few seconds of the video they had up. Horrifying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tars Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 It was called in just before 1am, so most of the residents were probably asleep whilst it engulfed the building. Probably woke up just before it was too late. Horrible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alwayssunnyingorgie Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 That looks scary, imagine being stuck in that, I would jump. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neilnunb Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Just grim. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Samuel Camazzola Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 ITV live footage showing a guy on 11th floor at window pleading for help. Scary! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ibrahim Tall Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 It was called in just before 1am, so most of the residents were probably asleep whilst it engulfed the building. Probably woke up just before it was too late. Horrible. Apparently a pretty large North African/Nigerian community live in the area so a lot were actually awake due to Ramadan pretty luckily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolf's Mate Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Stopped reading it on the BBC. Horrific. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlimOzturk Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Man thats horrific. Hope everyone got out. Miracle if there are no fatalities by the looks of it. Edited June 14, 2017 by AlimOzturk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boy Daniel Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Eye witness says woman jumped from the eighth floor to escape flames. By the sounds of things there's going to a number of fatalities. Tragic stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sooperstar Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Looks awful. Those poor people who are high up...doesn't bear thinking about. Already speculation that it has risen on the outside of the building through the cladding which has only just been done. Surely regulations now would dictate that these materials should be fire resistant these days though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boy Daniel Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Numerous people confirmed dead by the LFB commissioner. I wonder how many other buildings have been upgraded in this way if it transpires the fire was exacerbated by construction materials. Edited June 14, 2017 by Dannie Boy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Salad Fingers Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Unbelievable. Horrific. Can't even imagine what it must have been like being trapped in that. Dont want to speculate but the contractor who did the upgrade must be shitting themselves. If that was the fuel for this then the material is clearly very unsuitable. Sent from my SM-A310F using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DETTY29 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Guy on radio was on 7th floor and got out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 God knows how many people will have died in this. Appalling scenes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Findlay Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Not being flippant but those of us of a certain vintaGE right away thought, tower inferno. I hope casualties/fatalities are minimum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marvin Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Saw on the news this morning. If I was in that building I'd probably jump too, absolutely terrified of the idea that I'm stuck in a burning building never mind a high rise like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lemongrab Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Absolutely horrific. I'd hate to live somewhere higher than the longest fireman's ladder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gambo Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 God knows how many people will have died in this. Appalling scenes. Do t think they will ever know actually how many died. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mauricio Pinilla Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Seen a couple of blog posts from months ago about the landlords. Basically saying it would take something like this for their ineptitude to be exposed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irufushi Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Grim as ****. Probably my worst nightmare, being trapped in a burning building. This, that is unreal footage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sooperstar Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/kctmo-playing-with-fire/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Maroonblood Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Not being flippant but those of us of a certain vintaGE right away thought, tower inferno. I hope casualties/fatalities are minimum.That film was due to be screened on TCM this Friday.Obviously it won't be on now. Edited June 14, 2017 by The Real Maroonblood Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlimOzturk Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/kctmo-playing-with-fire/ Ffs. Seems like this could have been avoided. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Say What Again Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Absolutely horrific thinking of the folk trapped in that block. Even more so on the higher floors I'm heading to London on Friday for the weekend and the flat we've rented is on the main street this tower block sits off. Only a 7 min walk away according to Google Maps. I'm assuming I'll probably need to look for somewhere else. Not that for one single second is that my primary concern here, before any keyboard crusader starts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jambo-Jimbo Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Do t think they will ever know actually how many died. Tenants records for the folks who will be unaccounted for, they would I'd imagine give the authorities a rough number of how many people who potentially could have been unable to get out and have sadly perished. It's the sheer speed that the fire spread according to witnesses that would have given many on the higher floors little chance to escape. Edited June 14, 2017 by Jambo-Jimbo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Salad Fingers Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/kctmo-playing-with-fire/ Wow. That is pretty compelling reading. "The Grenfell Action Group predict that it won?t be long before the words of this blog come back to haunt the KCTMO management and we will do everything in our power to ensure that those in authority know how long and how appallingly our landlord has ignored their responsibility to ensure the heath and safety of their tenants and leaseholders. They can?t say that they haven?t been warned!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hunky Dory Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Awful footage, can't believe how gutted the building is. Hope that casualties are kept to a minimum, those poor people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gone Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Wow. That is pretty compelling reading. "The Grenfell Action Group predict that it won?t be long before the words of this blog come back to haunt the KCTMO management and we will do everything in our power to ensure that those in authority know how long and how appallingly our landlord has ignored their responsibility to ensure the heath and safety of their tenants and leaseholders. They can?t say that they haven?t been warned!" Dodgy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LSD Eindhoven Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Horrific footage on TV. Appears the have a 'Stay put' policy which is complete madness Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stokesy Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Victoria Derbyshire now interviewing a bunch of traumatised residents on the BBC News channel. A load of speculation as to the causes and so on thrown in for good measure. Not really sure what that accomplishes. Edited June 14, 2017 by Stokesy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erik Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Wow. That is pretty compelling reading. "The Grenfell Action Group predict that it won?t be long before the words of this blog come back to haunt the KCTMO management and we will do everything in our power to ensure that those in authority know how long and how appallingly our landlord has ignored their responsibility to ensure the heath and safety of their tenants and leaseholders. They can?t say that they haven?t been warned!" Not for one second am I going to suggest there has been any sort of foul play by anyone connected with that group - but given the conent published on their blog, I'd imagine there will be some questions asked for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SE16 3LN Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 My daughter went to do a GCSE this morning knowing that kids in her school year are missing. I hope all are safe but it doesn't look good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Horrific. I woke up to see the news alert on my phone from the BBC but I didn't expect it to be quite so extreme. I've got an afternoon of fire safety training today, I suspect a few people will be paying more attention than they usually do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I P Knightley Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Absolutely horrific thinking of the folk trapped in that block. Even more so on the higher floors I'm heading to London on Friday for the weekend and the flat we've rented is on the main street this tower block sits off. Only a 7 min walk away according to Google Maps. I'm assuming I'll probably need to look for somewhere else. Not that for one single second is that my primary concern here, before any keyboard crusader starts. It'll only be a small number of streets affected for the rest of the week. I'm guessing Ladbroke Grove being about 7 minutes from the fire - got friends there with kids at my kids' school. Once the Westway is reopened, their lives will be back to normal. Had to walk a bit this morning instead of taking a bus was the extent of their hassle this morning. That post from the action group reads as being very aggressive. It reflects a huge amount of frustration, voiced by people with little political nous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Homme Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 That photo is haunting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DETTY29 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Unconfirmed reports that a faulty fridge on 4th floor may have started the fire... Edit - this was reported on BBC News so not some random social media site. Although where the BBC got the info.... Edited June 14, 2017 by DETTY29 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RudiHMFC Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Looks absolutely horrific, folk must have died in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lemongrab Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 I'm sure I heard Sky News say that firemen were now up to the 20th floor. Brave, brave men. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
been here before Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Not for one second am I going to suggest there has been any sort of foul play by anyone connected with that group - but given the conent published on their blog, I'd imagine there will be some questions asked for sure. First thing that went through my mind. Bit of an extreme way to make a point though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cade Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Residents have been making a series of health and safety complaints for over three years. Escapees saying that the fire alarms didn't go off (there's thousands of them in the building) Prosecutions are a certainty after this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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