London fire: Residents killed, dozens injured in 'horrific' Grenfell Tower blaze

You can read more about the latest developments here.

Earlier we said the fallout to the fire was dividing along class lines.

It seems this sentiment hasn't been lost on the Washington Post, who say the apparent disrepair and neglect the building suffered is indicative of the disparity between rich and poor.

"Disasters like today's fire in London show that ingrained inequality can be a matter of life or death," writes Christian Caryl.

Read the full report here.

The fallout from the fire continues.

Local council Kensington and Chelsea Borough has admitted it received complaints about the refurbishment of the block.

Residents had ongoing concerns about not enough exits in the building and exposed gas pipes.

Read the full report here.

The former chairman of the tenancy body which manages the Grenfell building said he had concerns about the way it was being run for years.

"This is a scandal. This is one of the biggest scandals in the country - and it could have been avoided," Reg Kerr-Bell, former chairman of the Kensington and Chelsea Tenancy Management Organisation, told Daily Express.

"We felt there was a disaster waiting to happen and we were going to have a meeting with the MP so that we could put these concerns to them."

Mr Kerr-Bell said he also had concerns over the building's 2016 refurbishment, which was undertaken by a company now in liquidation.

"This refurbishment contract should never have been managed by TMO."

"It was too big for them. My great concern was about the viability of the project."

A high-ranking British firefighter has weighed-in on the issue of flammable cladding, saying residents "have the right" to ask questions.

Fire Brigades Union chief Matt Wrack told the BBC fire contingency plans fell apart when the fire spread rapidly.

"The starting point is there needs to be an absolutely thorough investigation," he said.

Mr Wrack said residents were told to stay in their homes because it was believed the fire could be contained.

"The logic of construction of tower blocks is to compartmentalise the fire, so a fire should be restricted to the flat or floor of origin."

"If during the course of renovations - I'm not saying this has happened because we don't know - if during the course of renovations fire resistant walls, doors, ceilings have been compromised, then clearly the whole basis on which that advice has been based falls apart.

"This should not be happening, that's the horrible aspect of this incident."

The UK Telegraph reports government ministers were warned about the fire risk of cladding as far back as 1999.

Cladding was installed on the apartment block in 2015 as part of a £10 million ($16 million) refurbishment by a company which has since been liquidated.

Highly-combustable cladding is now suspected of being a contributing factor to the unprecedented blaze.

Read Age reporter Aisha Dow's exclusive report here.

The fallout from the fire is dividing along class lines, with residents saying they had for years raised concerns about faulty wiring and poor maintenance but were ignored.

"It was obvious the standard of works was really, really shoddy and really, really poor," one woman said in an interview with the BBC.

"There were power surges that weren't looked into when the lights in the building went dead and the emergency lighting didn't come on."

"These residents asked again and again and again and they were threatened with legal action.

"It's very distressing. Like you said, this is a very unequal area. These are poor residents - or they're ordinary residents - they're not the wealthy."

Australians looking to help victims should donate to the Grenfell Tower Appeal, where 100 per cent of proceeds will go directly to those affected.

The emergency appeal is being run by local council, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, who will double each donation given until their funds run out.

So far, £193,000 has been raised. More information on the Grenfell Tower Appeal here.

London's Muslim community has organised a massive iftar for victims of the fire with beautiful images emerging of hundreds of people ending their Ramadan fast on the first night after the tragedy.

Muslim families of Grenfell who were up late for Ramadan have been praised as heroes, saving the lives of their neighbours by banging on doors to alert them to the fire and guiding them to safety.

Iftar is the meal when Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset.

Iftar. Neighbours. Together. ❤️#GrenfellTower @BBCRadioLondon pic.twitter.com/6jqoET9AFI

— Anna O'Neill (@Annareporting) June 14, 2017

Incredible footage continues to emerge of Londoners wheeling shopping trolleys full of food into emergency centres and human chains of volunteers handling donated clothing. 

Community centres are now calling out for volunteers instead of goods, asking people to offer their skills.

The local council of Kensington and Chelsea has asked people to stop donating items as they have been "inundated" with items.

"The Council would like to thank all those who have made generous donations of accommodation, food, clothing and other items," a statement on their website read.

"We would ask you to please hold off for now as we have been inundated with useful items."

Emergency accommodation is the "immediate priority" for authorities now, as is financial assistance.

Housing officers are working through the night to provide assistance and support.

A 43-year-old man has been arrested over allegations he opened body bags and posted photographs of the bodies of victims to social media.

Fairfax Media has seen the pictures which remain on the man's Facebook page more than 16 hours after he posted them.

Despite many people reporting the images to Facebook, they remain online.

Metropolitan Police confirmed the man was arrested on suspicion of sending malicious communications and obstructing a coroner.

He remains in custody.

It's just gone 1.30am in London, nearly 24 hours since the inferno began.

Sports centres and churches have been converted into emergency housing to help accommodate the hundreds of people who have been rendered homeless by the fire.

Community centres and churches around London say they have been overwhelmed by offers of support.

According to the UK Telegraph, hundreds of bags of clothes, food and bottled water have been donated to emergency relief centres.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has also opened up his nearby restaurant to those affected, offering food, shelter and water on social media.

BBC reporter Anna O'Neill said it was "Blitz spirit", referring to the London Blitz during WWII.

"I've never seen anything like what's happening here in west London in all my journalistic career," she wrote on Twitter.

Nearly 24 hours after the blaze broke out, the list of missing people continues to grow.

A brilliant young artist posted a final message on Facebook: "Please pray for me and my mum" as the smoke engulfed their flat.

Khadija Saye and her mother Mary Mendy were among those feared to have perished in the Grenfell Tower blaze.

Read our full report here.

This tweet of London firefighters taking stock after battling the massive blaze at Glenfell Tower has been shared more than 1000 times on Twitter. 

At the fire's peak in the early hours of Wednesday morning London time, more than 250 firefighters were called up to battle the inferno.  

Fire barriers that building experts say should be used when high rise buildings are re-clad were not included in the refurbishment plans for Glenfell Tower, Reuters is reporting. 

Council documents show the tower was fitted with new external cladding and replacement windows last year, with the aim of improving heat and noise insulation. But fire-proof barriers were not included in the plans. 

Documents published by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and industry body the Insulated Render and Cladding Association recommend that fire-proof barriers be installed at each floor to make it harder for flame to travel up the gap in between the new and old skins.

"There is potential for the fire to propagate throughout the system if adequate fire barriers are not installed ... the installation of fire barriers at each floor level above the first floor level (i.e. starting with the second storey) should be considered," the BRE said in a publication entitled "Fire performance of external thermal insulation for walls of multi-storey buildings".

Muslim residents of London's Grenfell Tower, who were awake during the night because they were observing Ramadan, helped save lives after a deadly fire tore through the block early on Wednesday, witnesses said.

During the fasting month of Ramadan, Muslims do not eat during daylight, instead staying up late and getting up early to do so. That meant that a lot of Muslim residents of the building were up and about when the fire broke out about 1.15am London time. 

James Lemon has the full story

The Independent is also reporting that churches, mosques and Sikh temples have opened their doors to house Glenfell Tower residents who have been left homeless by the blaze. 

It's a telling sign of the times that when photos of the fire started appearing online, many people thought that there was a terrorism element involved. 

But while it quickly became apparent that the cause was most likely an electrical fault that set off flammable cladding, the idea that something more sinister was behind the blaze is still persisting on social media.

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced there will be a "full investigation" into the fire, how it started and how it spread. 

A man has been arrested for opening body bags at Grenfell Tower and taking photos of victims, which he then posted on Facebook. 

The 43-year-old man insisted his efforts were to help identify the victims, but as you can expect, his actions were largely seen as disrespectful towards those killed in the fire. 

UK publication Metro has the full story