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A detailed breakdown of exactly how a blaze in the early hours of 14 June 2017 tore through a high-rise social housing block in Kensington - one of London's wealthiest areas - based on the statements of emergency workers and survivors.

The years-long Grenfell Inquiry has released its final report into the fire that cost 72 lives. What started as a small kitchen fire in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower, which contained 129 flats and stands at just over 200ft, ended up being the deadliest domestic blaze since the Second World War.

Read more:Grenfell Inquiry report key pointsGrenfell victims: Those who lost their lives in the fireSeven years on from Grenfell, fire safety is still being ignored 'We didn't know the condition, age, ambulatory or health issues of any of these people and so I knew that getting them down a smoke logged staircase was going to be a challenge,' he would later say, explaining why he felt the 'stay put' advice would be best for some of the people in the building.

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