WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS OUR SORROW AT THIS TRAGEDY.

“words cannot express our sorrow at this terrible tragedy” and added it was working with authorities to examine the appliance.

The overnight fire rapidly engulfed Grenfell Tower, with flames shooting up the outside of the building, raising concerns that the cladding material attached to the concrete block didn’t comply with fire-safety rules.

Police are looking at all parts of the cladding system and its installation, McCormack said.

“Preliminary tests show the insulation samples collected from Grenfell Tower combusted soon after the test started,” she said. “The initial tests on equivalent aluminum composite tiles failed the safety tests.”

Authorities now acknowledge the risks posed by exterior cladding to thousands of citizens. The government has called on all building owners to submit samples of cladding material for testing. Samples from 14 buildings in London, Manchester and Plymouth have already been found to be combustible. At least one hotel chain, Premier Inn, is calling in experts to make certain it meets safety regulations.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan pledged to seek an amnesty for people who may have been living in the public housing block illegally. Prime Minister Theresa May also said the government won’t penalize any fire survivors in the country illegally.