Massive fire in London - Grenfell Tower in Shepherds Bush

[Titanic]

Exactly , although the anger felt by a lot of people will boil over soon

Protesters have 'entered' Kensington Town Hall... on Sky News now. Not looking good.

edit: actually although lots of clearly angry people - it appears to be all speeches/verbal protests rather than anything physical

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Protesters have 'entered' Kensington Town Hall... on Sky News now. Not looking good.

edit: actually although lots of clearly angry people - it appears to be all speeches/verbal protests rather than anything physical

Yep. It was showing live on the BBC news... the protestors were blaming the police from stopping people from entering the building to try and save trapped people. Lots of emotion - not so much logic it would appear.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Protesters have 'entered' Kensington Town Hall... on Sky News now. Not looking good.

edit: actually although lots of clearly angry people - it appears to be all speeches/verbal protests rather than anything physical

Can't say I blame them.

 

[Bobby's Gull]

Emotions are running high & understandably too.

 

[symyjym]

So a riot is starting.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Sometimes, just sometimes, people action is the only way to get answers so I can fully understand the actions they are taking. However, and it is always a worrying question, how many are there as agitators? People that are just there for a fight and have nothing to do with the area? I am fully behind the community, but not those that may be there for a fight.

 

[Bobby's Gull]

Hardly a riot! If anything it's pretty dignified considering what's happened is horrific.

People want some answers & I can't say I blame them.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Hardly a riot! If anything it's pretty dignified considering what's happened is horrific.

People want some answers & I can't say I blame them.

It isn't unusual for a gathering to turn into a riot.

 

[soistes]

Not quite this but I do wish people would leave May out of this as it is becoming a tiresome sideshow. We have a mammoth tragedy seemingly affecting immigrants and the working class, a blog post from residents that horrifically predicted just this event, a leader of the local council who won't confirm that the block will be replaced with more suitable social housing and blamed residents for the lack of sprinklers and loads and loads of other tower blocks carrying alarmingly similar risks, chock full of angry, worried, poor residents.

That is horrifying, political and difficult enough to come to terms with without wondering where Theresa May is going to turn up next. Let her sort out the mess she's made of the election and let the fire service, police, judiciary and medical staff sort out this disgusting mess.

Agree with this. Can't stand May and she's played a difficult hand about as badly as anyone could imagine, but she's largely an irrelevance to all this this. There is neither symbolic nor practical value to having her involved in this increasingly messy and tragic situation.

 

[symyjym]

Sometimes, just sometimes, people action is the only way to get answers so I can fully understand the actions they are taking. However, and it is always a worrying question, how many are there as agitators? People that are just there for a fight and have nothing to do with the area? I am fully behind the community, but not those that may be there for a fight.

It's ripe for the opportunists to go on a looting spree. Ironically if it hadn't been for that stupid cladding blunder they were living in newly refurbished homes in the wealthiest part of London. A lot of people who work in the area like the police, fire brigade and NHS workers have to commute because they cant afford to live there. It's being promoted as a direct attack on the poor and the Muslim community which it wasn't.

 

[TSB]

So a riot is starting.

The police have it in-hand. Standing back at a perimeter, not wishing to inflame.

 

[portlock seagull]

The police have it in-hand. Standing back at a perimeter, not wishing to inflame.

Poor choice of words there fella

 

[symyjym]

The police have it in-hand. Standing back at a perimeter, not wishing to inflame.

Yep sort of fizzled out.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

It's ripe for the opportunists to go on a looting spree. Ironically if it hadn't been for that stupid cladding blunder they were living in newly refurbished homes in the wealthiest part of London. A lot of people who work in the area like the police, fire brigade and NHS workers have to commute because they cant afford to live there. It's being promoted as a direct attack on the poor and the Muslim community which it wasn't.

I wonder if Crystal Palace are now having a review of their stadium.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Watching Sky, it isn't looking good, having been in London in those riots a few years back I can see this turning nasty and agitators taking control.

 

[theonlymikey]

They want an independent investigation into the council, contractors, plans etc.

One man called it corporate man slaughter. Based on reports so far, it's negligence at best. These people deserve answers.

Can you imagine the sound, the scenes the smells and the screams.

Authorities must of known there would be severe backlash on this .

 

[clapham_gull]

I'm not surprised.

There does appear to have a been issues with communication and the organisation surrounding the fall out.

Beyond the amazing emergency services - it's a little rabbit in headlights.

I know the situation is unprecedented but the anger is real.

 

[British Bulldog]

I understand the frustration but I don't like the way some people are pointing the finger at the emergency services for killing people. The fire service and police could only do what they thought was safe at the time.

 

[brightn'ove]

I understand the frustration but I don't like the way some people are pointing the finger at the emergency services for killing people. The fire service and police could only do what they thought was safe at the time.

Who is doing that? I've seen nothing but absolute praise for the emergency services.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Who is doing that? I've seen nothing but absolute praise for the emergency services.

Police are getting shit for stopping people trying to get in the building to save lives.