Survivors also said they received orders from emergency workers to stay in their apartments, a standard fire procedure but one that angry residents said was the wrong thing to do this time.
Fire investigators said it was too early to tell what started the fire or caused it to spread so rapidly. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the focus Wednesday was on search and rescue, but “many, many people have legitimate questions that demand answers,” Khan said.
British Prime Minister Theresa May called an emergency meeting on dealing with the disaster. A spokesman for Number 10 Downing Street said May “is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life.”
Officials said it could be days before an investigation could yield any hint of what caused the fire or why it spread so quickly.
消防人员继续与伦敦多年来最大规模的火灾搏斗。与此同时,悲伤变成了愤怒,伦敦领导人要回答这次火灾是否由防火安全违规而引发的问题。
这场星期三凌晨发生的大火燃烧迅速,很快吞噬了伦敦西部的一座24层公寓楼,把住户困在大楼里。警方说,至少有12人丧生。
消防人员逐层检查,扑灭火焰,搜寻幸存者和遇害者,估计随着搜救工作的继续,死亡人数还会上升。
格伦菲尔居民楼位于族裔多样、人口密集的伦敦北肯辛顿区。有关官员说,楼里有大约120个公寓,住着多达600人。有一些孩子星期三上午在大火中失踪。
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