In Britain, many people remain unaccounted for following the deadly fire at a west London block of flats that killed 12 people yesterday. Police have warned that the number of deaths is expected to rise. <br/><br/>London Fire Brigade chief today said firefighters have not been able to conduct a comprehensive search of the 24-storey block of flats because it is not safe for them to walk to the edges of the building. <br/><br/>About 600 people were believed to have been inside the Grenfell Tower on the Lancaster West Estate in Latimer Road when the blaze ripped through it. <br/><br/>Hospitals treated 74 people, of whom 18 remain in a critical condition.<br/><br/> The fire is thought to have started when a fridge exploded in a kitchen on the fourth floor.

In Britain, at least 12 people died after a huge fire, which engulfed a 24-story block of flats in central London on Wednesday. <br/><br/>More than 200 firefighters, backed up by 40 fire engines, fought for hours to try to control the blaze, London's deadliest for a generation. <br/><br/>The Grenfell Tower apartment block was home to about 600 people. <br/><br/>A local residents' group said it had predicted such a catastrophe on their low-rent housing estate that overlooks affluent parts of the Kensington area of the capital, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan said there were questions to answer. <br/><br/>Firefighters said they had rescued 65 people – some in pyjamas – from the 43-year-old block.<br/><br/>Prime Minister Theresa May promised there would be a proper investigation into the disaster, which delayed her talks on trying to secure a parliamentary deal to stay in power and launch talks on Britain's exit from the European Union.

In Britain, at least 12 people died after a huge fire, which engulfed a 24-story block of flats in central London on Wednesday. <br/><br/>More than 200 firefighters, backed up by 40 fire engines, fought for hours to try to control the blaze, London's deadliest for a generation. <br/><br/>The Grenfell Tower apartment block was home to about 600 people. <br/><br/>A local residents' group said it had predicted such a catastrophe on their low-rent housing estate that overlooks affluent parts of the Kensington area of the capital, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan said there were questions to answer. <br/><br/>Firefighters said they had rescued 65 people – some in pyjamas – from the 43-year-old block.<br/><br/>Prime Minister Theresa May promised there would be a proper investigation into the disaster, which delayed her talks on trying to secure a parliamentary deal to stay in power and launch talks on Britain's exit from the European Union.