Grenfell Tower resident sends Snapchat from inside building as fire engulfs London apartment block
A HELPLESS Grenfell Tower resident apparently sent a Snapchat from inside the burning tower block telling friends: "Guys I can't get out".
Six have been confirmed dead in the huge inferno at the 24-storey Grenfell Tower, but it is feared the death toll will rise.
Harrowing video footage shows desperate residents tie bedsheets together to make rope as they made frantic attempts to get out of the building.
Many were seen jumping from upper floor windows in horror scenes "reminiscent of 9/11".
Some called loved ones as they remained trapped inside the burning tower block, while others posted on social media about their horrifying experience.
One resident, who appeared to be inside Grenfell Tower, said: "Guys my block's on fire".
Another frantically re-posted the message from a resident "guys I can't get out", adding "Soo mad omg".
Stood gazing up in horror at the blaze, one lucky resident told followers: "I'm safe guys, please don't worry".
What we know so far:
- The Metropolitan Police have confirmed six people have died but the death toll is expected to rise after a huge fire engulfed Grenfell Tower in West London just before 1am last night.
- The 24 storey high tower block has 120 apartments.
- Around 69 people have been taken to six hospitals in the capital with 18 in a critical condition.
- A resident said the fire started on the fourth floor.
- Residents are still trapped inside the building but there is no fear of the block collapsing.
- The area around the tower has been closed off and around 200 firefighters are at the scene.
- Authorities say the cause of the fire is still not known.
- Residents have been seen jumping from upper floors in scenes reminiscent of September 11.
- Burning debris has been seen falling from the building.
- London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared the blaze a “major incident”.
- One witness told Sky they believed the fire was started by a faulty fridge.
There are 120 homes in the flat and the leader of the local council said "several hundred" would have been in the tower block when the blaze broke out.
So far the London Ambulance service has confirmed 50 people have been taken to hospitals across the capital, but there are still "a significant number of people" unaccounted for.
