Fears are growing that the number of people who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire in west London could reach 100, as the government promises a public inquiry into the deadly incident, according to reports.
Police announced on Thursday that they have opened a criminal investigation into the blaze, which engulfed the 24-story apartment block on Wednesday, leaving at least 17 people dead and dozens more injured. And entire families are missing after the deadly incident.
London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton said there were still “unknown numbers” of people in the smoldering ruins of the building.
The announcement of probe comes after Labour MP David Lammy argued that the Grenfell Tower fire amounts to “corporate manslaughter, and led calls for a criminal investigation into the issue.
