Massive West London Apartment fire

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London fire: fears of people trapped as major blaze engulfs tower block


(CNN)A huge fire has engulfed a 24-story apartment block in West London.

Around 200 firefighters and 20 fire trucks have been deployed to tackle the blaze as rescue workers try to evacuate the building in Lancaster West Estate in North Kensington, London Fire Brigade said.


The fire broke out before daybreak local time Wednesday. In a statement posted to Twitter, London police say two people are currently being treated for smoke inhalation and they're waiting updates on further injuries.

Photos and video shared on social media show the tower block engulfed in flames.
"The whole building is on fire (and) spreading fast," witness Goran Karimi told CNN.
He said he saw people jumping from the building.

Grenfell Tower

The 24-story Grenfell Tower was built in the 1970s and recently subject to a $10.9 million redevelopment, according to property firm Rydon.

Close to Notting Hill, the tower block is around a five minute walk from the Latimer Road Underground station and near the Westfield shopping center in the west London suburbs.
According to property website RightMove, the average rent in the building is around $2,500 a month.

News is just now breaking.  This is all there is, save for live TV.

Tommy Monk wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:Blocks in Plymouth fitted with same cladding 15 years ago...

And met the building regulations then...


Wasnt it labour in govt then...?

Maybe sassy could tell us...!?

Hold on, Tommy, the Labour Press Office team won't be back on duty until nine in the morning!

Fred Moletrousers wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:


Maybe sassy could tell us...!?

Hold on, Tommy, the Labour Press Office team won't be back on duty until nine in the morning!

Come on Moley... surely you are not suggesting that sassy is just a spoon fed repeater drone for the labour propaganda office of lies and spin...?

And that she is basically just a brainwashed mong with the inability to actually think for herself...?


I've always thought of you as being too polite a gentleman to think that... and again you would be being too kind!!!

Do we need to turn this into a thread about other posters again?

Stay on topic please.