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Grenfell Tower Fire

The fire began after midnight on June 14, 2017 when a refrigerator-freezer exploded in a unit on the fourth floor. We know this because the person in that flat managed to get out alive.

The 24-story, 129-flat "tower block" housed approximately 500-600 people, many of which were families with children. The demographic of the residents in the block was majority Muslim.

As of the date of this posting, the official death count is "at least 80 people".

• This number is expected to rise but they won't know for sure until probably the end of the year, officials have said.
• Hundreds remain missing.

The conspiracy surrounding the fire is for another post, but here are the facts:

• Grenfell Tower was referred to as an eyesore by many of the more well-to-do residents of the area who wanted to see it gone, all part of recent "regeneration" efforts in London (see: gentrification).
• Many believe the fire was set on purpose in order to demolish the building and make way for more posh urban development.
• The blaze was fueled by the flammable cladding added to the outside of the building in recent years, essentially entombing the residents in a matchbox.
• The cladding released toxic cyanide fumes as it burned.
• Some say the UK government is hiding the real number of deaths, assumed to be in the hundreds, because it would cause an even greater mass outrage. It's believed officials are waiting until the end of the year because the incident will no longer fresh in anyone's mind.