Firefighters continue to battle a blaze at a 24 story London apartment block, while other officers are searching the building amid reports a large number of people are unaccounted for.
The fire service has confirmed there have been a number of fatalities following the fire which began on the second floor and engulfed the entire block. Some nearby residents have been evacuated as a precaution amid concern the building could collapse.
More than fifty people have been taken to hospital for treatment.
London Fire Service Commissioner Dany Cotton says the block has been deemed safe for now.
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