( Photos ) Nigerian Woman Who Escaped The London Fire Tragedy With Her Grandson
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A massive fire engulfed a residential high - rise building in London on Wednesday 14- june - 2017 , leaving at least 74 people injured and 12 dead . The London Fire Brigade dispatched at least 40 fire engines , 20 ambulance crews and more than 200 firefighters in an effort to battle the conflagration, at the 24- story Grenfell Tower in West London .
A Nigerian woman (pictured above ) said she woke up to find the fire and got her grandson out. She said no one came to her aid. No one raised an alarm .
The fire brigade spokesperson confirmed she had never seen that kind of fire in her entire career . The Fire Brigade is being criticized for being slow in its response .
Authorities said they are monitoring the stability of the charred structure , but that firefighters have managed to search “most ” of the building for remaining people .
The Metropolitan Police Service confirmed the rising death toll at a press conference on Wednesday.See Photos Below:
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- Unknown: Thursday, 15 June 2017 at June 15, 2017
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