Timeline Of Events Surrounding The 2017 Fire At Grenfell Tower In West London That Killed 72

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timeline of events surrounding the 2017 fire at grenfell tower in west london that killed 72

Britain's worst residential fire since World War II led to deaths of 72 people in a high-rise apartment building in west London more than seven years ago.

An inquiry, whose final report is being released Wednesday, began soon after the fire at Grenfell Tower, which broke out in the early morning hours of June 14, 2017, and quickly engulfed the 25-story public housing building.

Here is a summary of how the disaster evolved and what happened after the flames were extinguished:

June 14, 2017

At 12:54 a.m., a call is made to the London Fire Brigade reporting that a fire has broken out in a fourth-floor apartment at Grenfell Tower. Barely half an hour later, flames have swirled to the roof of the building.