A 24-storey block of flats in west London was reduced to a smouldering shell after a blaze that began in the early hours of Wednesday killed at least 12 people, critically injured 20 and left hundreds of families traumatised. A remote controlled aerial platform pours water onto any remaining fires inside a high rise apartment block in London. The death toll was expected to increase, the police and London fire brigade said. People affected by the fire that ripped through Grenfell Tower, a residential block sit on the pavement outside a temporary aid centre in west London. (AFP)The Indian high commission set up an emergency helpline number, but there were no reports of any Indian citizens affected.

Source: Hindustan Times June 14, 2017 15:38 UTC