Seventy five people have been treated so far due to the blaze at Grenfell Tower in west London. The tower had 24 floors and had 120 apartments. 78 are in hospitals around London. 16 of these are in critical condition. 79 are confirmed dead or missing but the total dead and injured are expected to rise. The pictures in the following links show the enormity of the fire.
The speed of the fire as it spread was beyond imagination. It went through 24 floors that housed hundreds of residents. Many remain unaccounted for. It has been said that there are no survivors beyond the twenty- first floor. This has not been confirmed. There are a lot of "What if?"questions. The hardest thing possible is going to be the wait time required. The missing are going to have to be accounted for. Finding the cause of the fire may be time consuming. All burned areas have to be sifted through keeping in mind the amount of safety complaints lodged against the building owners, contractors and the city of London.
Pray for the victims and their families. If you do not pray please keep them in your positive thoughts.
I watched news feeds and read information from the following links before blogging.
***UPDATE***http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/19/europe/london-grenfell-tower-fire/index.html?adkey=bn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2017/jun/14/grenfell-tower-major-fire-london-apartment-block-white-city-latimer-road
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/14/disaster-waiting-to-happen-fire-expert-slams-uk-tower-blocks
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3794912/london-fire-grenfell-tower-latimer-road-latest-news/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/london-tower-fire-48029853
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/24-story-london-tower-erupts-flames-residents-scream-help-n772011
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-40272168
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/london-high-rise-fire-leaves-multiple-people-dead-dozens-injured-and-others-missing/2017/06/14/149bc112-50cf-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html?utm_term=.9b5719c634a9
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