79 people presumed dead in London tower block fire


The inside of the Grenfell Tower in west London on June 16, 2017 after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building. - METROPOLITAN POLICE/AFP

London (AFP) - Seventy-nine people are dead or missing and presumed dead following a devastating blaze in a London tower block last week, police said on Monday, as Britain held a minute's silence for the victims.

"As of this morning, I'm afraid to say there are now 79 people that we believe are either dead or missing and I sadly have to presume are dead," police commander Stuart Cundy told reporters.

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