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A fire breaks out at a tower of flats in London, on the day the Grenfell Tower fire second inquiry report is published. The fire was brought under control within two hours with no reports of injuries. UK's Grenfell Tower disaster in 2017 killed 72 people, and today's new report markes the end of its long-running inquiry. IMAGES
Shah Aghlani, who lost his mother and aunt in the deadly Grenfell tower fire in 2017 says 'escape was always possible' and that London Fire Brigade 'gave up too early', as family members of the victims react to an official report made public on 30th October. The report criticises the fire service saying its readiness for such a blaze was 'gravely inadequate' and that its response suffered from 'systemic' failures. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer offers a state apology for the Grenfell Tower fire disaster that killed 72 people in 2017, as the release of a final report found the deaths were avoidable. "It should never have happened. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty. To protect you and your loved ones, the people that we are here to serve. And I am deeply sorry," Starmer says in a statement to parliament. SOUNDBITE
A group of survivors and families of the victims of the UK's Grenfell Tower fire disaster that killed 72 people in 2017, says a final report into the disaster confirms "what we already knew". "The judge concludes what we already knew -- that every single loss of life that night was avoidable," says Natasha Elcock, chair of Grenfell United after the release of the report. SOUNDBITE
The deaths of 72 people in Britain's 2017 Grenfell inferno were "all avoidable", says inquiry chairman Martin Moore-Bick following the release of a damning final report on the disaster. The highly-critical report marks the end of a two-part independent inquiry led by the retired judge Moore-Bick into Britain's worst residential fire since World War II. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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