London's Grenfell Tower: Death Toll Rises
June 17 2017 By Abiodun Giwa
The number of the dead from fire at Grenfell Tower in London has jumped to 58, according to a report on Saturday.
The death toll has been on the rise, from 6 to 12, to 30 and 58. It is feared that the number may go higher, as there are people still said to be missing.
The Independent online posted the story of a survivor, Christo Fairbairn on Saturday, who said that he saw the face of the dead on his way downstairs, while running to safety from the 15th floor. He said he walked on human bodies, and that he fell on the 4th floor and struggled back on his feet - with his heart failing, before he felt the grab of a fighter on his hand . Although, the survivor did not say whether the human bodies he said he walked on were dead or just people who fell down and alive, but the story said much about the residents' experience amid the fire. There have been protests about government's handling of the disaster.
The case of a protester with a placard about a child, who went to bed but still missing, makes a strong case for the dastard experience how people went to bed and who got caught sleeping with the house on fire. Amid the fierce work of taking care of the survivors and finding the missing people, it is yet to be announced, fire and safety regulations, which may not have been adhered to in the building.
For example, the survivor's story in the Independence on Saturday did not mention that he heard any smoke alarm in his 15th floor apartment. He said he heard numerous knocks on his door.
"The government is making money available, we are ensuring we are going to get to the bottom of what has happened, we will ensure that people are re-housed. We need to make sure that actually happens," Theresa may said in a BBC report.
In the melee, the voice of Sadiq Khan, the London mayor is not heard. People are protesting and bringing their vehemence to May's attention. Is it a case of calling May's attention to the poor job of the mayor's office, the office that is directly responsible for the maintenance of the Grenfell Tower, or the protesters are holding May responsible?
May is accused of failure to meet survivors of tower's fire on Friday. But curious observers think that the prime minister's need to meet survivors of the fire is important, but not as important as getting to the root cause of the fire and preventing another occurrence in the future. Not as important as investigators meeting the survivors to hear about fire and safety regulations or lack of safety in the building. May's failure to meet the survivors, when she first visited the tower on Friday could not have been for lack of concern for the survivors, but as a leader she may have been under pressure about the cause and what to do to forestall future occurrence, soon after two terror separate attacks in the country. There are lots of people wondering if the Grenfell tower fire is not a terror attack.
When there is mammoth fire like the type that has gutted the Grenfell Tower and there has been no mention of the sound of smoke alarm, there must be much more to investigate about disregard for fire and safety regulations, which the responsibility falls under the supervision of the city's mayor.
The death toll has been on the rise, from 6 to 12, to 30 and 58. It is feared that the number may go higher, as there are people still said to be missing.
The Independent online posted the story of a survivor, Christo Fairbairn on Saturday, who said that he saw the face of the dead on his way downstairs, while running to safety from the 15th floor. He said he walked on human bodies, and that he fell on the 4th floor and struggled back on his feet - with his heart failing, before he felt the grab of a fighter on his hand . Although, the survivor did not say whether the human bodies he said he walked on were dead or just people who fell down and alive, but the story said much about the residents' experience amid the fire. There have been protests about government's handling of the disaster.
The case of a protester with a placard about a child, who went to bed but still missing, makes a strong case for the dastard experience how people went to bed and who got caught sleeping with the house on fire. Amid the fierce work of taking care of the survivors and finding the missing people, it is yet to be announced, fire and safety regulations, which may not have been adhered to in the building.
For example, the survivor's story in the Independence on Saturday did not mention that he heard any smoke alarm in his 15th floor apartment. He said he heard numerous knocks on his door.
"The government is making money available, we are ensuring we are going to get to the bottom of what has happened, we will ensure that people are re-housed. We need to make sure that actually happens," Theresa may said in a BBC report.
In the melee, the voice of Sadiq Khan, the London mayor is not heard. People are protesting and bringing their vehemence to May's attention. Is it a case of calling May's attention to the poor job of the mayor's office, the office that is directly responsible for the maintenance of the Grenfell Tower, or the protesters are holding May responsible?
May is accused of failure to meet survivors of tower's fire on Friday. But curious observers think that the prime minister's need to meet survivors of the fire is important, but not as important as getting to the root cause of the fire and preventing another occurrence in the future. Not as important as investigators meeting the survivors to hear about fire and safety regulations or lack of safety in the building. May's failure to meet the survivors, when she first visited the tower on Friday could not have been for lack of concern for the survivors, but as a leader she may have been under pressure about the cause and what to do to forestall future occurrence, soon after two terror separate attacks in the country. There are lots of people wondering if the Grenfell tower fire is not a terror attack.
When there is mammoth fire like the type that has gutted the Grenfell Tower and there has been no mention of the sound of smoke alarm, there must be much more to investigate about disregard for fire and safety regulations, which the responsibility falls under the supervision of the city's mayor.
