Major fire in my lokal..

[abuhannah]

London Fire Brigade - Fire in Camberwell tower block

BBC NEWS | England | London | Two children killed in tower fire

Muslims live in this block,one a friend of the family,2 kids have already died(names/religion etc not released yet),incident is still ongoing with people trapped in the building,please make dua for the Muslims in the middle of all this right now,jzk...

[abumuwahid]

Two children killed in tower fire

About 100 firefighters are at the scene

Two children have died and 25 people remain trapped in a burning tower block in south-east London.
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said about 25 people remain inside the 12-storey Lakanal House on the Sceaux Gardens Estate in Camberwell.
Firefighters using breathing apparatus managed to remove many of the residents who were in the building.
Ten people have so far been taken to hospital, while about 100 firefighters are continuing to tackle the blaze.
'Serious condition'
BBC London correspondent Sarah Harris said a fire officer at the scene had confirmed that two children had died.
An LFB spokesman said that the "serious" fire was believed to be in the communal areas between floors four and 11.
"A number of rescues have been carried out in extremely difficult circumstances and fire crews equipped with extended duration breathing apparatus are working very hard to reach those still affected and carry out an exhaustive search of the building," he added.
A London Ambulance spokesman said: "We have treated 10 patients who have all been taken to hospital.
"Seven of these are understood to have been suffering from smoke inhalation, while the other three were in a serious condition."
A Southwark Council spokesman said some of the removed residents had been evacuated to nearby Welton Hal

[abuhannah]

hamdulilah,my wife made contact with a sister who lives there,she was at her brothers place visiting,she is ok,may Allah make it easy for her and her husband as she is pregnant....

[Woes Over]

Alhamdulillah.

It is truly sad to hear of the children

Innaa lillahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji'oon.

[abuhannah]

It is truly sad to hear of the children

Innaa lillahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji'oon.

indeed..jzk;

Innaa lillahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji'oon.

[abuhannah]

Six killed in tower block blaze

Three children and three adults have died after a fire swept through a tower block in south-east London.

About 30 people were rescued from the blaze at the 12-storey Lakanal House on the Sceaux Gardens Estate in Camberwell.

A three-week-old baby, a six-year-old, a seven-year-old and a woman in her 30s were among those who died.

BBC NEWS | England | London | Six killed in tower block blaze

[abuhannah]

(heads will roll as this building was unsafe)

Safety questions after flat fire

Questions are being raised about the design of a South London block of flats after a fire which killed six people.

Officials are examining escape routes and fire prevention measures at the 12-storey Lakanal House in Camberwell.

The area's MP, Harriet Harman, said people were "asking questions" about the safety of the building, which has a single central staircase.

Fire officers said that while the building design was common, the rapid way the fire had spread was unusual.

The victims have been named as Helen Udoaka, 34, and her three-week-old daughter Michelle, Dayana Francisquini, 26, Filipe Francisquini, three, and Catherine Hickman, 31.

The sixth victim is believed to be a four-year-old girl, but they have not yet been named.

A firefighter remains in hospital, though police said his condition was not thought to be serious.

Trapped

Ms Harman said there would "have to be a thorough investigation into what caused this fire and whether the prevention was adequate".

"There are many blocks with one central stairwell and questions will have to be asked about what happens when a fire breaks out," she said.

One of the victims, Dayana Francisquini, had locked herself and her two children in their bathroom in a bid to survive, a neighbour who spoke to her on the telephone during the fire, told the Mail on Sunday.

"Dayana told me, 'I tried to get out but the firemen told me to stay in the bathroom with the children and put wet towels on the floor'," Yolimar Caboz told the newspaper.

A London Fire Brigade spokesman said the advice to remain inside a bathroom with wet towels at the base of the door was standard procedure if a stairwell was considered too dangerous to pass.

BBC NEWS | England | London | Safety questions after flat fire

[Harris Hammam]

The council scrambled the families of the deceased into the Hilton Hotel.

May Allah forgive our Muslim brothers and sisters.