Philippine gov’t condoles with London tower fire victims

June 15, 2017

The Philippine government has expressed sympathies to the families of those who perished in the Grenfell Tower fire in London. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, in a press briefing on Thursday, said the Philippine Embassy in London has been closely monitoring the situation, noting the confirmation of the Department of Foreign Affairs that some Filipinos were among those injured in the incident. "The Embassy is closely monitoring the situation and is ready to provide assistance to all Filipino fire victims," he said. "We condole with those who have lost families and friends in the Grenfell fire and we take special note of the special needs of Filipinos who also were affected by the conflagration," Abella added. At least 12 people were killed and scores were injured in the fire that hit the 24-storey Grenfell Tower, news reports said. (Celerina Monte/DMS)