Xinhua News Agency, London, November 16 (Reporter Liang Xi) British police announced on the 16th that the final death toll from the fire in the Grenfell building in June was 71, including a fetus in the belly.
London police said in a statement the same day that the police had conducted a thorough inventory of every room and public area in the building. After confirming the identity of the last two deadly, the police were convinced that they had found the remains of all the dead and verified them identity of.
Stuart Cunedy, commander of the London Police Department responsible for handling the fire, said police are still conducting criminal investigations into the fire and the investigation is expected to continue until at least 2018 spring. Police investigations will focus on the building construction and renovation, as well as management and fire safety measures, as well as investigating the rapid fire spread from the flames to the entire building.
The fire in the Grenfell building in London's Kensington area occurred on the early morning of June 14. At the fire, there are 400 to 600 residents in this 24-storey residential building. British police announced on June 19 that 79 people were confirmed dead or presumed dead in the fire.