Grenfell fire inquiry opens with tributes

The father of a baby stillborn after his parents escaped the Grenfell Tower fire has spoken of his loss on the opening day of the public inquiry.

Marcio Gomes was in tears as he recalled holding his son, Logan. The child was stillborn in hospital on 14 June, 2017, hours after his parents fled the blaze.

Six days of tributes from friends and families of the 72 victims are taking place before Sir Martin Moorebick’s probe begins hearing evidence next month.

The inquiry will look into all the deaths – including one victim who died in January, having been in hospital since the blaze.

Five others were remembered on the inquiry’s first day, which began with a 72-second silence in memory of those who died. They include artist Khadija Saye and her mother Mary Mendy, Denis Murphy, Joseph Daniels and Mohamed Neda.