VIDEO: Family scream for help from 23rd floor of Grenfell Tower block
In the chilling clip, a woman can be heard frantically shouting as smoke engulfs the corridor of the 24-storey housing block. Screaming “hello, hello, come here”, the woman ignores the advice of friends and family members to keep her door closed. While her friend can be heard screaming to people outside: “We're stuck on the 23rd floor. Hello? There's too many people stuck upstairs.” READ MORE: 'No-one on top 3 floors survived' 12 dead, 78 injured as fire STILL rages
NC The woman videoed what was happening from the 23rd floor
It is still not known whether those in the video have made it out alive. So far 12 people have been confirmed dead and dozens are still missing in the wake of the devastating blaze in Kensington, west London. A further 18 people are fighting for their lives in a critical condition with 78 people injured being seen in six hospitals across London.
London fire: Grenfell Tower aftermath Wed, June 14, 2017 The fire has spread from the second floor to the roof of the enormous 120-flat block, with 200 firefighters struggling to bring it under control Play slideshow SWNS.com 1 of 34 Firefighters continue to try and bring the blaze under control at 27-storey Grenfell Tower in Latimer Road, White City, London
A local community leader, working to locate victims, claimed "nobody who lived on the top three floors survived" the fire on the Lancaster West Estate in North Kensington which started just before 1am. He also suggested the building, that was home to 600 people, could soon collapse, adding: “We have a list of missing people - there are so many. It's possible there are more than 50, possibly hundreds.” Those who managed to flee said it was “like hell on earth” inside as they scrambled over dead bodies.
SKY Smoke had filled the corridors of the 23rd floor