Twelve people have died in a west London tower block fire and the number of deaths are expected to rise, police have said. Firefighters rescued 65 people from Grenfell Tower in north Kensington, after they were called at 00:54 BST.Eyewitnesses described people trapped in the burning tower block, The ambulance service said 68 patients had been taken to six hospitals across London, with 18 in critical care. A further 10 patients made their own way to hospital.During the night, eyewitnesses said they saw lights – thought to be mobile phones or torches – flashing at the top of the block of flats, and trapped residents coming to their windows – some holding children.It is understood that “several hundred” people would have been in the block when the fire broke out shortly after midnight, most of them sleeping.Commander Stuart Cundy, of the Metropolitan Police, said: “Sadly I can confirm that there are now 12 people that have died that we know of. screaming for help and yelling for their children to be saved.Police say there may still be people in the building who are unaccounted for.

“This is going to be a long and complex recovery operation and I do anticipate that the number of fatalities will sadly increase beyond those 12.” An emergency number – 0800 0961 233 – has been set up for anyone concerned about friends or family.Paul Munakr, who lives on the seventh floor, managed to escape.”As I was going down the stairs, there were firefighters, truly amazing firefighters that were actually going upstairs, to the fire, trying to get as many people out the building as possible,” he told the BBC. News Source : BBC.com