After identifying all of the victims from the July 14 inferno that engulfed London’s Grenfell Tower, the UK police have put the final death toll at 71, dismissing reports that claim bigger numbers.
The number includes 70 people who died in the fire and a stillborn child, officials said Thursday, noting that they had recovered what they thought was the last of the bodies.
According to police data, a family of six and at least three families of five had lost their lives in the incident with the oldest victim being an 84-year-old woman.
“Our search operation and ongoing investigation is about those people. Tragically, that night, 70 children and adults died and a baby was stillborn,” said the Metropolitan police commander, Stuart Cundy.
“The human cost and terrible reality of what took place at Grenfell Tower affects so many people,” added Cundy, who oversaw the police investigation.