Relatives and friends of up to 600 people who may have been trapped inside the tower block have been searching desperately for their loved ones after their homes turned into a blazing inferno.
MANY MISSING
Saber Neda, 57, lived in a top-floor flat and stayed behind after urging wife Shakila, 45, and son Farhad, 24, to flee. His nephew Rashad Naqshbandi, 24, said Mr Neda stopped answering his phone at around 6am yesterday, while his wife and son are in a coma because of the smoke.
“I’ve already lost a friend, Yasin, and his whole family,” said Mr Naqshbandi. “I know they’re dead because they barricaded themselves in.”
Ali Yawar Jafari, 82, had been in a lift with his wife and daughter, but he reportedly got out on the 10th floor saying there was too much smoke and he could not breathe. His son Hamid posted his photo and an appeal for help on Twitter.
Another pensioner, 75-year-old Abdel Salam, rang his sons and told them: “I can’t breathe.” He is feared to be among the dead.
Nura Jamal, who lived on the 23rd floor, is feared to have died with her sons, aged six and 11. She rang a friend at 2am and said: “Forgive me, the fire is here, I’m dying.”
Zainab Dean, who lived on the 14th floor with her two-year-old son Jeremiah, is also missing. Her brother Francis Dean, 47, said he had last spoken to her on the phone in he early hours and told her to get out…
Source: London fire: Grenfell Tower block search for missing loved ones continues
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