London fire: 58 presumed dead, say police

June 17, 2017 08:42 pm | Updated 08:42 pm IST - London

A member of the emergency services works inside the Grenfell apartment tower block in North Kensington, London on June 17, 2017.

A member of the emergency services works inside the Grenfell apartment tower block in North Kensington, London on June 17, 2017.

A total of 58 people are presumed dead after the devastating fire in a London tower block, police chief Stuart Cundy told reporters on June 17, 2017.

“We’ve worked tirelessly to establish how many people we believe were in Grenfell Tower on the night and at this point in time we are unable to say that they are safe or well,” he said.

“Sadly at this time there are 58 people who we have been told were in Grenfell Tower on the night that are missing and therefore sadly I have to assume that they are dead.”

The number of confirmed fatalities remains at 30.

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