Grenfell Tower Fire Killed 71, British Police Say
" Commander Stuart Cundy, who is in charge of operations at the tower, said in a statement.
that After the fire was finally put out I entered Grenfell Tower and was genuinely concerned that due to the intensity and duration of the fire, that we may not find, recover and then identify all those who died,
16, 2017
LONDON — After a painstaking five-month investigation, the British police concluded on Thursday
that 71 people died in the Grenfell Tower disaster, somewhat fewer than they had originally estimated.
At the time of the fire, the London Metropolitan Police said
that at least 80 people had died in the blaze, which tore through the 24-story tower on June 14.
The Met should have waited until they completed the whole search operation." Detectives have also analyzed footage from CCTV
and police body cameras, which they believe to be the most accurate way to determine the number of people who escaped from the tower.
Victoria King, 71, and her daughter Alexandra Atala, 40, were the last victims
to be formally identified by the coroner, the police said in a statement.
A criminal investigation into the factors that led to the fire’s rapid spread is continuing, and Scotland Yard has said
that it would consider individual as well as corporate manslaughter charges.
