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Huge blaze engulfs 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London
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Huge blaze engulfs 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London
June 14, 2017 at 4:06 am
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RE: Huge blaze engulfs 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London
June 14, 2017 at 4:08 am
It's truly horrible.
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June 14, 2017 at 4:43 am
I bet it is an insurance scam. I'm quite curious as to why this got so much play in the news. I am not trying to sound ignorant, however, it seems a building fire in a large city isn't something that is usually news worthy on a global scale. I mean, here in Phoenix there was a fire at a junk yard that was fairly large. And the only people covering it were local news outlets. Does anyone know why this got so much play?
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RE: Huge blaze engulfs 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London
June 14, 2017 at 4:48 am
it could be because of the potential loss of life. Dunno
let's wait and see...
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RE: Huge blaze engulfs 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London
June 14, 2017 at 4:56 am
(June 14, 2017 at 4:43 am)It_Was_me Wrote: I bet it is an insurance scam. I'm quite curious as to why this got so much play in the news. I am not trying to sound ignorant, however, it seems a building fire in a large city isn't something that is usually news worthy on a global scale. I mean, here in Phoenix there was a fire at a junk yard that was fairly large. And the only people covering it were local news outlets. Does anyone know why this got so much play?

I'm willing to bet that a fire at a junk yard isn't going to have anywhere near the fatalities that a high rise building has. So that's my guess.
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RE: Huge blaze engulfs 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London
June 14, 2017 at 5:04 am
(June 14, 2017 at 4:56 am)Nymphadora Wrote:
(June 14, 2017 at 4:43 am)It_Was_me Wrote: I bet it is an insurance scam. I'm quite curious as to why this got so much play in the news. I am not trying to sound ignorant, however, it seems a building fire in a large city isn't something that is usually news worthy on a global scale. I mean, here in Phoenix there was a fire at a junk yard that was fairly large. And the only people covering it were local news outlets. Does anyone know why this got so much play?

I'm willing to bet that a fire at a junk yard isn't going to have anywhere near the fatalities that a high rise building has. So that's my guess.

That's a very good point. But yeah, like I said; I hope I'm making sense.
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RE: Huge blaze engulfs 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London
June 14, 2017 at 5:58 am
jesus christ London. About time you got a break.

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RE: Huge blaze engulfs 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London
June 14, 2017 at 6:06 am
Tragedy!
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RE: Huge blaze engulfs 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London
June 14, 2017 at 7:58 am (This post was last modified: June 14, 2017 at 7:59 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
Fingers Xed for as many as possible living, but from what I've seen, I think the death-toll will be high indeed. Horrible.

(June 14, 2017 at 4:43 am)It_Was_me Wrote: I bet it is an insurance scam. I'm quite curious as to why this got so much play in the news. I am not trying to sound ignorant, however, it seems a building fire in a large city isn't something that is usually news worthy on a global scale. I mean, here in Phoenix there was a fire at a junk yard that was fairly large. And the only people covering it were local news outlets. Does anyone know why this got so much play?

Because it's a high-rise residency with a large life-loading? Because the images produced are gripping?

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RE: Huge blaze engulfs 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London
June 14, 2017 at 8:34 am (This post was last modified: June 14, 2017 at 8:36 am by Fidel_Castronaut.)
Eyewitness accounts are haunting. Reminds me a little of 9/11 with people trapped unable to get out and doing whatever they could to avoid the inferno. People were using flashlights according to some residents to signal they were alive but trapped inside.

Horrible, a lot of young kids and young families there too :/

Someone is going to jail somewhere here I would think. By some accounts the fire alarms didn't even work in some flats/floors.
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