Grenfell Tower fire: 87 discoveries of human remains found in gutted block of flats, reveals Met Police

A total of 87 discoveries of human remains have been made at Grenfell Tower, police have revealed.

The force said on Wednesday its investigators had made 87 "recoveries", but was quick to stress this did not mean they had found 87 people due to the "catastrophic damage" inside the block.
Commander Stuart Cundy said: "Until formal identification has been completed to the Coroner's satisfaction I cannot say how many people have now been recovered."

Some 250 specialists are combing through the wrecked tower by hand, he added.
They will sort through more than 15 tonnes of debris per floor, Mr Cundy said.

He added: "This will take us many months, but we will search each and every flat.
"We will use all the information we have, especially what we have been told by survivors and families, to prioritise our search where we believe we may find more human remains.
"We are absolutely determined to do all we can as quickly as we can to return all those who are in Grenfell Tower to their loved ones. However, as I've said before such is the devastation caused by the fire it may be that tragically we cannot find or identify all those who lost their lives."


Speculation has swirled regarding the number of dead and campaigners, including Labour MP David Lammy, have claimed the toll could be significantly higher than the 80 currently presumed killed.

There are 23 flats, spread across floors from the 11th to the 23rd, whose occupants the Met has been unable to trace.
Commander Cundy said he did not know how many people may have been inside the flats on the night of the fire. - The Independent