Police say 58 people at the tower are now confirmed or presumed dead. The blaze spread rapidly, and three days later, officials are still searching for the missing.
In addition to fire and police investigations into the inferno, May has promised to hold public hearings.
Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy warned that the death toll could rise further as he formally identified a first victim as 23-year-old Syrian refugee Mohammad Alhajali. Police barred their way and scuffles broke out, a Reuters reporter said.
Police said Friday they had identified the place where the fire started, adding that it was unlikely to have been ignited deliberately, CNN reported.
Amongst the dead was artist Khadija Saye, whose photography is now being exhibited at the Vienna Biennale.
While the deadly blaze at the Grenfell Tower in north Kensington has prompted an outpouring of generosity, it has also unleashed fury at the authorities as the charred tower was cast as a deadly symbol of a divided society.
"It does not matter why you have not told us, what is important is that we know you are safe", he said.
British Labour MP David Lammy called for arrests to be made over what he labelled "corporate manslaughter", lambasting Britain's public housing crisis which he says has left towers like Grenfell in appalling condition.
"We have colleagues in there as we speak, searching for and recovering those that have died".
Harman holding on: Savannah native leads US Open
Over to you, Rory: "That's why jack designed 100's of golf courses. and it's knew. mustn't have taught grammar in the 50's". With the likes of Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy , Jason Day and Jordan Spieth missing the cut at the U.S.
The mayor for London has demanded for better help from the government in an open letter published on Twitter, adding that other people living in tower blocks were "terrified".
He is hopeful the two-and-a-half hour meeting, attended by victims, residents, community leaders and volunteers, was the starting point for a process of "lasting change".
British Prime Minister Theresa May paid a visit Friday to a refuge center at St. Clements Church, where survivors and the loved ones of victims from this week's fire at Grenfell Tower have congregated.
She said earlier that the national mood is somber but that Britain is resolute in the face of adversity. The UK government has already announced a full judge-led public inquiry in an attempt to learn lessons from the tragedy and implement any necessary fire measures in other residential towers blocks.
Among concerns previously been raised by people in the wake of the fire was the lack of a centralised missing person list and worries over where Grenfell residents will be rehoused.
There has been growing fury on the low-rent estate where residents wanted answers on why the fire was able to spread so rapidly and why complaints about safety had been ignored.
Rescue efforts are expected to take a long time, as Grenfell was severely damaged and emergency services have to reinforce it before they can enter the higher floors.
King also said that there are around 4,000 tower blocks in the United Kingdom without automatic fire sprinkler protection systems in place. "Wherever we can, we will bring people to justice if there is evidence".
Comments