There’s nothing left
Chilling images of Grenfell Tower show scenes of total devastation
HORRIFYING pictures of the devastation caused by the Grenfell Tower fire were released last night.
The images from inside the destroyed high rise, in which at
least 58 people died, were released by a specialist police recovery team.
The officers are working with the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade as they attempt to find the bodies of the missing and carry out forensic searches.
The death toll for the tragedy is expected to rise.
Police commander Stuart Cundy, who is leading the investigation, said: “It is really important that we are clear about the scale of the challenge facing us as our teams search Grenfell Tower to recover those people still inside and return them to their loved ones.
“The conditions due to the fire damage verge on indescribable, which is why this will be such a lengthy operation taking weeks to complete.
“We must also prepare people for the terrible reality that some people may not be identified due to the intensity of the fire.
“Family liaison officers are supporting families. We know that
includes those people we know to be dead, some who are critically ill and sadly those who we have been told were in Grenfell Tower that night who we have been unable to trace.” Cundy said the totals of dead and missing will be updated today.
The harrowing pictures were taken inside flats in which police know everyone inside has been accounted for.
Cundy added: “Our investigation will be wide ranging and exhaustive – it will seek to find out if any crimes
have been committed and if so make sure that we do all we can to bring any person responsible to justice.”
It emerged last night that each family whose home was destroyed in the fire will get £5500 from the Government’s £5million emergency fund.
Discretionary payments will also be made available from the fund to meet the funeral costs of those killed.
Theresa May, whose reaction to the tragedy has been heavily criticised, said: “My Government will continue to do absolutely everything possible to help all of those affected through the difficult days, weeks, months and years ahead.”
News of the awards came after reports yesterday that survivors had been given just £10 a day to live on by Kensington and Chelsea council.
Volunteer Nisha Parti said: “Victims were arriving at hotels, with no one from the council to greet them, to check them in, to give them clothes and food.”