Police raise London tower fire death toll to 79

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Britain's trade minister says the exterior paneling used on the exterior of the London high-rise, in which dozens were killed in a fire, appears to have violated building rules.

Police man a security cordon as a huge fire engulfs the Grenfell Tower in West London, June 14, 2017.

Cundy said he would be "looking at all criminal offenses that might have been committed by any individual or any organization".

Nisha Parti, a film producer who has been organising help for victims, said volunteers have been unable to access the money, and said "no one is telling us where it is". Commander Cundy told reporters the "awful reality" was that it might not be possible to identify all the victims.

Khan described the fire as a "preventable accident that didn't need to happen", adding that the "tragedy we're seeing is a effect of the mistakes and neglect from politicians from the council and from the government".

Experts believe the new panelling, which contained insulation, helped spread the flames quickly up the outside of the public housing tower.

The government has said it is carrying out an "urgent inspection" of roughly 2,500 similar tower blocks across the country to assess their safety. "What is important for me is to find answers for those families who have been directly affected", he said. "We will go where the evidence may take us".

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London mayor Sadiq Khan has said that tower blocks in the city built during the 1960s and 1970s could be torn down following the Grenfell Tower fire.

The images, captured by a specialist police recovery team working alongside colleagues from the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade, show homes completely destroyed, with deep layers of ash and charred rubble covering the floors.

Many in the United Kingdom are upset with Prime Minister Theresa May for her response - or lack thereof - to the Grenfell Tower fire.

His remarks came as Nick Paget-Brown, the Tory leader of Kensington and Chelsea council, insisted officials were on the ground "very soon" after the fire broke out following criticism from Mrs May, who said the support given to residents was "not good enough".

In addition, British health authorities will provide long-term bereavement counselling for those who lost loved ones in the tragedy.

She says she will receive daily reports from the stricken neighborhood, where hundreds of people have been displaced.

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