Event    From 14/6/2017  To 14/6/2017

Grenfell fire

Categories: Tragedy

Just before 1am a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats. This social housing block was on the north-east edge of the largely wealthy W11 post code, just south of Silchester Road. 72 people died, including 2 later in hospital. More than 70 were injured. 223 people escaped. It was the worst UK residential fire since WW2.

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Grenfell fire

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Grenfell fire - Methodist church

{On the wreath:} Grenfell, 14.06.2017, love, prayers {The nearby white notic...

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Grenfell fire - sculpture

{Below the mournful statue:} 14.6.17

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Grenfell memorial wall

Too many sad and challenging messages for us to transcribe but we thought the...

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Khadija's garden

Khadija's Garden This bed of planting commemorates Khadija Saye, who was trag...

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The El-Wahabi orchard

The El-Wahabi family lived on the 21st floor.

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Other Subjects

Anat Rosenberg

Anat Rosenberg

Anat Rosenberg was born on 22 July 1965 in Hadera, Israel and came to London in 1990. She was an administrator for the charity NCH Action for Children (now called Action for Children) and lived in ...

Person, Tragedy, Israel/Palestine

3 memorials
James Daly

James Daly

Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Jonathan R. George

Jonathan R. George

Jonathan Redvers George was born on 27 October 1962. He was the son of Redvers D. George and Lisbeth M. George née Sankey. His birth was registered in the Ealing registration district and electoral...

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Albert Woodfox

Albert Woodfox

Albert Woodfox was an American known as one of the Angola Three (Robert King, Herman Wallace and Woodfox) former prisoners who were held at Louisiana State Penitentiary in solitary confinement for ...

Person, Law, Race Issues, Tragedy, USA

1 memorial