Grenfell Tower Fire Killed 71, British Police Say<br />" Commander Stuart Cundy, who is in charge of operations at the tower, said in a statement.<br />that After the fire was finally put out I entered Grenfell Tower and was genuinely concerned that due to the intensity and duration of the fire, that we may not find, recover and then identify all those who died,<br />16, 2017<br />LONDON — After a painstaking five-month investigation, the British police concluded on Thursday<br />that 71 people died in the Grenfell Tower disaster, somewhat fewer than they had originally estimated.<br />At the time of the fire, the London Metropolitan Police said<br />that at least 80 people had died in the blaze, which tore through the 24-story tower on June 14.<br />The Met should have waited until they completed the whole search operation." Detectives have also analyzed footage from CCTV<br />and police body cameras, which they believe to be the most accurate way to determine the number of people who escaped from the tower.<br />Victoria King, 71, and her daughter Alexandra Atala, 40, were the last victims<br />to be formally identified by the coroner, the police said in a statement.<br />A criminal investigation into the factors that led to the fire’s rapid spread is continuing, and Scotland Yard has said<br />that it would consider individual as well as corporate manslaughter charges.
