PhotoThe responsibility was transferred to a team comprising officials from other parts of London, as well as the central government, the British Red Cross and police and fire officials. Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. Each household that lost its home in the fire will receive 5,500 pounds (about $7,000) in emergency funds, the government said. “We are angry about the inadequacy of the response and the longstanding neglect of our buildings by the council and building management,” it said. “It may well be the defining outcome of this tragedy that the worst mistakes of the 1960s and 1970s are systematically torn down.”

Source: New York Times June 19, 2017 00:56 UTC