More than 250 people ESCAPED the Grenfell Tower blaze with 80 still missing presumed dead
Police are conducting the painstaking work of identifying victims caught up in the horror blaze
MORE than 250 people escaped the inferno that ripped through Grenfell Tower last month, with cops confirming that 80 are missing and presumed dead.
Police conducting the painstaking work of identifying the victims caught up in the horror blaze have said they are determined to hold those responsible to account.
Investigators said 350 people should have been in the Kensington tower on the night of June 14 but 14 are believed to have been staying elsewhere.
Cops fear the number killed in the tragedy could rise and have renewed pleas for any tenants illegally subletting their flats to come forward - promising they will not face action.
So far 32 of the victims have been identified.
But detectives fear the identities of some of those killed will remain a mystery due to the ferocity of the 1,000C fire that devastated the 24-storey block.
Detectives have consulted experts from Austria about "cutting-edge" technology that could be used to the help identify victims, and spoken to experts who were and still are involved in identifying 9/11 victims.
The Grenfell Tower investigation is the biggest the Metropolitan Police has conducted outside of counter-terrorism.
As the investigation into the blaze continues Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy today said: "We have identified over 60 companies and organisations that have had some involvement in either the construction, management or refurbishment of Grenfell Tower."
The investigation will look at potential offences, ranging from the most serious - manslaughter and corporate manslaughter - right the way down to more low level crimes.
He said: "We believe that around 80 people lost their lives as a result of the fire, that quite frankly, should not have happened.