NewsgalleryThe story of Grenfell Tower fireSee how the devastating fire at North Kensington tower block Grenfell developedBookmarkShareNewsByCharlotte Neal12:13, 14 JUN 2017Updated11:27, 16 OCT 2017Firefighters were first called at 00.54am to reports of a large fire at the Lancaster West Estate (Image: Natalie_Oxford/ PA)1 of 11Three sides of the building were quickly alight (Image: Mischa Saag)2 of 11At its height, 200 firefighters were at the scene (Image: London Fire Brigade)3 of 11The flames quickly spread through the 24-storey building (Image: Rick Findler/PA Wire)4 of 11As dawn broke smoke billowed from the building (Image: Rick Findler/PA Wire)5 of 11Fire crews from north Kensington, Kensington, Hammersmith and Paddington and surrounding stations are at the scene (Image: 2017 Getty Images)6 of 11There are around 130 flats in the tower block. As the morning continued, firefighters continued their operation (Image: 2017 Getty Images)7 of 11People looked on in horror on Wednesday morning as the block continued to burn (Image: PA)8 of 11A man stands to take pictures of the smoking building (Image: PA)9 of 11Emergency service responders near the fire (Image: Rick Findler/PA Wire)10 of 11The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, declared the fire a major incident (Image: Getty Images Europe)11 of 11