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14-06-2017, 11:50 AM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_London

It's happening again!!!!!! :eek::*:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...y-latimer-road (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2017/jun/14/grenfell-tower-major-fire-london-apartment-block-white-city-latimer-road)


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What we know so far



A huge fire has engulfed a tower block in West London.
The fire broke out shortly before 1am on Wednesday at Grenfell Tower in Latimer Road near Notting Hill.
The tower is at least 24 storeys high and contains 120 apartments.
200 firefighters have been tackling the blaze with 40 engines.
A number of people have been treated for a range of injuries according to the fire brigade
There have been multiple reports of people trapped in the blaze. These have not been confirmed by police or the fire brigade.
Streets around the tower have been sealed off and residents in ther houses evacuated.
London Fire Brigade say there is no known cause at the moment for the blaze.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has declared the fire a “major incident”.



This news story (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/14/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-london-tower-block-fire) will be updated with developments, in addition to this rolling coverage.



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