Grenfell fire’s final death toll may not be known ‘until the end of this year’
THE total number of people killed in the Grenfell Tower disaster may not be known until at least the end of the year.
Many of the victims are having to be identified from dental records and other named were not listed accurately as tenants. Police said they are utilising every “every imaginable source” of information; from government agencies to fast food firms to confirm the numbers killed.
At least 79 people died in the London blaze although there have been conflicting reports that the true figure could be more than 100.
It came as a six-monthold baby was among the latest victims to be identified, found dead in her mother’s arms in the smoke-filled stairwell.
Inquests into seven Grenfell Tower victims, including baby Leena
Alok Sharma MP was confronted live on air during a BBC radio show.
Belkadi, whose body was found between the 19th and 20th floors, opened yesterday. Coroner’s officer Eric Sword said she was “found in her mother’s arms”.
Housing Minister Alok Sharma MP was yesterday confronted live on air on a BBC radio show by
residents angered that they had yet to be rehoused.
Checks are continuing at student halls across Scotland after an Edinburgh block had Grenfell-type cladding. Around 30 students have been moved at Nottingham Trent University. VEGETARIAN mince sold by upmarket Waitrose and budget retailer Lidl have been pulled from the freezers because they may contain plastic.
Packs of Waitrose’s “Meet The Alternative Beef Style Mince” and Lidl’s “What’s Cooking? Frozen Meat Free Mince” may pose a chocking hazard, their suppliers said.
The 500g packs costing £2.99 at Waitrose and through delivery suppliers Ocado have a best before date of January, February and April 2018.
But all best-before dates of Lidl’s 454 g packs have been removed from stores.
The rehydrated textured soya protein was made by Chester-based MTA Foods (UK) Ltd and shoppers are urged not to eat the mince but return it for a refund.
Waitrose said: “Meet