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Twelve people have been confirmed dead in the Grenfell Tower fire

Published 17:12 14 Jun 2017 BST

Updated 17:15 14 Jun 2017 BST

Rich Cooper
Twelve people have been confirmed dead in the Grenfell Tower fire

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Metropolitan Police have confirmed that twelve people have died in the Grenfell Tower fire.

Updated: 5.08pm   It has been confirmed that at least 12 people died when the Grenfell Tower close to Notting Hill in London caught fire in the early hours of the morning. "It’s very, very challenging to put a number on those unaccounted for," said Met spokesman Stuart Cundy. https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk/status/874932771814244352 Cundy said earlier: "If you do have any concerns for anybody connected to this awful event, please call the Casualty Bureau on 0800 0961 233. If you do not get through immediately, please try again. If you have any concerns, please use that number rather than dialling 999 or 101." Residents had warned that the tower was becoming a "death trap" as early as 2012. The Grenfell Action Group had posted a number of blogs detailing their concerns, including out of date fire extinguishers, landlords ignoring the health and safety of residents and lack of fire exits during renovation works.

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Twelve people have been confirmed dead in the Grenfell Tower fire