A local councillor has now told Sky News’ Adam Boulton that emergency services are expecting more than 100 people to have died.
The journalist tweeted: “Thisfrom @paulwaugh . I’m told by a London council source that the emergency
services are expecting the number of deaths to be more than 100”.
The devastating blaze has finally been put out by hardworking firefighters working through the night but it is too dangerous for them to reach the edges.
There are also still pockets of fire coming from the smouldering shell of the charred tower block – but fire officials have said the blaze is officially out.
Prime Minister Theresa May visited the gutted site today as it was revealed 37 people are still being treated in hospital, with 18 still critical. Twelve people have been confirmed dead after the fire ravaged the west London tower block in the early hours of yesterday morning.
The LFB Commissioner said: “There is still smoke smoke coming from the building. We are working very hard at the moment to contain the last pockets
of fire. “However it’s not now safe for my fire crews to go all the way out to the edges of the building. We have had a structural surveyor come down and assist us last night. My urban search and rescue team are coming in with a structural engineer to see how we can make it safe so we can continue working with the police to do that fingertip search of the rest of the building.
“There are obviously a number of people who are critically ill in hospital and there are as we believe unknown numbers of people in the building. Due to the severity of the fire and the way things are it will take us a long time to be able to do that search to properly if anyone left in the building but we will do.that as soon as we can in conjunction with the.police.
“Tragically, now, we are not expecting to find anyone else alive. The severity and the heat of the fire will mean it would be an absolute miracle for
anyone to be left alive.”