LISTEN: Head of Community Risk @LeicsFireRescue tells Capital there are 220 'high rise' buildings in their area
Jun 15, 2017, 05:48 AM
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Firefighters have spent the night trawling through the wreckage of a block of flats in west London.
12 people are known to have died at Grenfell Tower in north Kensington but police warn that number is likely to rise as searches continue.
The Prime Minister says the focus at the moment needs to be on supporting the emergency services and those affected by the fire.
34 people are still in hospital, 18 of them are in a critical condition.
Hundreds of people who lived in the tower have lost their homes and possessions.
Head of Community Risk at Leicestershire Fire and Rescue, Paul Weston, has told Capital fires like this are rare, but they do train for them: