国际英语资讯:Fears, frustrations grow as death toll in London building fire rises_时事

国际英语资讯:Fears, frustrations grow as death toll in London building fire rises

London MP David Lammy made a demand Friday for people to be arrested for the crime of corporate manslaughter.

Lammy, whose has a friend still unaccounted for in the disaster: "Don't let them tell you it's a tragedy. It's not a tragedy, it's a monstrous crime."

Met police commander Stuart Cundy told a media briefing Friday that 30 people were known to have died, including one person who died in hospital after being rescued.

Cundy added it was difficult to say how many people were missing, but he said police did not expect to find any survivors in the search of the tower.

He said a police investigation by specialist detectives would "establish the facts to provide, as best we possible, answers for those so deeply and tragically affected by the terrible fire at Grenfell Tower."

"The investigation will look into what criminal offences may have been committed. It will be undertaken by a number of specialist detectives using expertise and specialism from other organizations where required. Based on what we know there is nothing to suggest that the fire was started deliberately," Cundy said.

Cundy said it could take a number of weeks to complete the search of the tower.

"The conditions within Grenfell Tower are particularly hazardous. As an absolute priority, what we are all doing is, as quickly and with as much dignity as we can, recovering those that are still inside. Sadly we do not expect there to be any survivors."