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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 14 Jun 2017

    #GrenfellTower latest -'number' of fatalities -at least 30 in hospital -firefighters tackling remains of blaze http://bbc.in/2szisWD pic.twitter.com/S87xPWNcZo

    Grenfell tower blaze
    BBC News
    12:08 AM - 14 Jun 2017
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    92 replies 1,130 retweets 673 likes
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      2. Andrew Buxton‏ @buckers43 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        Why hasn't a sprinkler system's been fitted? @BasildonCouncil fitted a system to its high rise block in Basildon, it should be law

        2 replies 5 retweets 11 likes
      3. Erica Costa‏ @erica32c 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @buckers43 @BBCBreaking and

        Hhmm you are right, but boroughs don't spend that kind of money on certain "luxuries"

        3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Gary Carter‏ @gary_d_carter 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @erica32c @buckers43 and

        Actually it would be a requirement under the Building Regulations, it's not optional

        0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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      2. THAN FIGUEIREDO‏ @thanoficial 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        I never see good news. Disasters after disasters in London. Oh my God, why does it happen? 😭😭😭

        2 replies 20 retweets 29 likes
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      1. Maria Jennings‏ @MariaJen20 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCr4today

        @MishalHusainBBC Residents said fire will happen #r4today https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/kctmo-playing-with-fire/ … Lessons of tragic deaths at Lakanal House not learned

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      2. Katherine Miller‏ @TudorKat 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Awful and too horrific to bare thinking about 😩 how did it spread so quickly? Where were the building alarms?

        2 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
      3. Erica Costa‏ @erica32c 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @TudorKat @BBCBreaking

        We had the best alarms, but fire spread so fast, we were lucky!!! We lost dogs and cats

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. Erica Costa‏ @erica32c 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @erica32c @TudorKat @BBCBreaking

        This is why I am #Labor all the way.... housing cuts affecting people already

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. L 😂i 😂s 😂a 😂LAFS 😂OUT 😂LOUD 😂‏ @Lisalafsoutloud 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        I hope there is a campaign to force tall buildings to have water sprinklers, outside fire escapes, water tanks on roofs to get to top floors

        3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Gary Carter‏ @gary_d_carter 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Lisalafsoutloud @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        Flats of greater than 30m in height are required to have sprinkler systems according to Building Regulations (section B3)

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      4. L 😂i 😂s 😂a 😂LAFS 😂OUT 😂LOUD 😂‏ @Lisalafsoutloud 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @gary_d_carter @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        What about water tanks on roof to help with fire on top floors fire dept struggle to get to? Fire escapes on the outside for ppl trapped?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Gary Carter‏ @gary_d_carter 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Lisalafsoutloud @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        All covered by Building Regulations (B). Because this was an old building recently refurbished it should have been brought up to standard

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. L 😂i 😂s 😂a 😂LAFS 😂OUT 😂LOUD 😂‏ @Lisalafsoutloud 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @gary_d_carter @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        Thank you for this information, more needs to be done so this never ever happens again, terrible loss of life, review the #stayputpolicy

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Gary Carter‏ @gary_d_carter 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Lisalafsoutloud @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        A good friend of mine is a retired fireman, he said "stay put is exactly the opposite of what you should do, call 999 and get out ASAP"

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      8. L 😂i 😂s 😂a 😂LAFS 😂OUT 😂LOUD 😂‏ @Lisalafsoutloud 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @gary_d_carter @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        natural instinct is to run, you can't predict the unpredictable causes of a fire,how it could spread,explosions,safety failures,justget out

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. Riri Hewitt#FBPE#WATON#UltraRemain‏ @hewitt_riri 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        heroism knows no bounds. Bless firemen, ambulance, NHS. Bless victims. Tragic.

        0 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
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      1. Cars‏ @girlwithredhurr 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        This is so sad 😔😔😔

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      2. Mamin Mooma‏ @zygoticdeb 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        Can we have other news on TV please, not sure if helpful to repeat same news for hours

        3 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      4. Mamin Mooma‏ @zygoticdeb 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Duppi @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        I have, others won't?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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      6. Mamin Mooma‏ @zygoticdeb 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Duppi @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        Doesn't improve broadcasting does it

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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