Grenfell Tower family of 5 who were feared dead are found ALIVE after managing to flee as fire took hold

FIVE people who were missing and feared dead after the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower last week have been found alive and well.

The five people are thought to be a Syrian family that lived in a flat halfway up the 24-storey tower after fleeing their home country due to the civil war.

Many of those feared to have died are thought to still be in the gutted building in North Kensington, west London.

The family of five – made up of two parents and three adult daughters – are said to have arrived recently in West London and were caught up in the blaze which ripped through the tower block on Wednesday morning.

They were reported missing by Catherine Lindsay, who was teaching them English, but now the family has reportedly been found.

The Independent spoke to one of their daughters, on Facebook, who confirmed they were unhurt but that they had lost everything. Police would not confirm the identities of the five people…

Source: Grenfell Tower ‘family of five who were missing and feared dead are found ALIVE after managing to flee as fire took hold’