London fire: Twelve confirmed dead but police expect further fatalities after tower block blaze – latest updates theguardian.com

Follow the latest updates after a huge fire engulfs Grenfell Tower in Latimer Road, near Notting Hill, in West London London fire: Twelve confirmed dead but police expect further fatalities after tower block blaze – latest updates

Like many, Miguel complained that residents had repeatedly warned the council that their block was not safe. “Many times we make a lot of points, and nobody cares; they ignore us,” he said.

One onlooker said the police and media were acting insensitively towards people whose loved ones were missing following the fire. “Emotions are running very high,” he said.

Superintendent Graham Price told the Guardian it wasn’t entirely clear what had caused the “disorder”, but he had reports that people in the local community could not get through on casualty helplines and had congregated at the trust.

Checks are to be carried out on other tower blocks going through similar refurbishment to Grenfell Tower, the policing and fire minister Nick Hurd says.