Grenfell Tower is a derelict 24-storey residential tower block in North Kensington in London, England. The tower was completed in 1974 as part of the first phase of the Lancaster West Estate. [1] Most of the tower was destroyed in a severe fire on 14 June 2017.

9 hours ago · Grenfell Tower will be taken down "sensitively", the government has announced nearly eight years after a fire that killed 72 people. The process is expected to take around two years and there will ...

On 14 June 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, England, at 00:54 BST and burned for 60 hours. Seventy people died at the scene and two people died later in hospital, with more than 70 injured and 223 escaping.

1 day ago · Grenfell also came to symbolize fears about growing inequality in Britain, following years of government austerity, because the tower had housed many on modest incomes living in one of the ...

4 hours ago · The anguished debate over Grenfell Tower echoes those over the sites of other tragedies, such as the 9/11 attacks in New York City and Washington or the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma ...

22 hours ago · Grenfell Tower – what happens now? To demolish high-rise buildings, engineers often opt for 'top down' techniques, whereby a number of small, car-sized excavators are lifted onto the roof and ...

9 hours ago · For some, Grenfell Tower is a symbol of all that they lost. The presence of the Tower helps to ensure the tragedy is never forgotten and can act as a reminder of the need for justice and ...

9 hours ago · London’s Grenfell Tower, which was engulfed in flames more than seven years ago in a disaster that killed 72 people, will be demolished, bereaved families and survivors said on Thursday.

9 hours ago · The U.K. government has announced plans to dismantle the remains of London’s Grenfell Tower. The announcement on Friday came almost eight years after the deadliest fire in Britain since World War II swept through the high-rise apartment building that killed 72 people.

9 hours ago · Grenfell Tower will be taken down "sensitively", the government has announced nearly eight years after a fire that killed 72 people. The process is expected to take around two years and there will ...