(MENAFN- Gulf Times) London police have released images taken within Grenfell Tower following its devastating fire, as a police chief said conditions inside verged on the 'indescribable.
Photos and videos published by the Metropolitan Police show the gutted wreckage of apartments within the 24-storey tower block after Wednesday's fire.
With blackened rubble strewn across the floor and exposed pipes, one room is unrecognisable as a home until a bath and sink come into view mdash; the dividing wall destroyed completely by the fire.
The remnants of an exercise bike, an oven and washing machine point to the lives of residents now shattered by the blaze.
'The conditions due to the fire damage verge on indescribable, said police commander Stuart Cundy, explaining that a full search of the building will take weeks.
'We must also prepare people for the terrible reality that some people may not be identified due to the intensity of the fire, he added.
The images released by police were taken by a recovery team inside flats where everyone inside has been accounted for.
The deadly fire in the social housing block has led to growing public anger.
Attending a church service near the building to remember victims, London mayor Sadiq Khan admitted the local community was frustrated at the official response to the disaster.
'There is a feeling from the community that they've been treated badly because some of them are poor, Khan said.
The tragedy was a 'preventable accident that didn't need to happen and the tragedy we're seeing is because of the consequences of mistakes and neglect from the politicians, the council and the government.
The 1974-built concrete tower had recently been fitted with new exterior insulation cladding, which many locals blame for spreading the inferno so quickly.
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