Updated 7:35 p.m. BJT 

Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy confirmed the number of fatalities from the Grenfell Tower fire has risen to 30. He said this figure is expected to rise.

Twenty-four people are now in hospital with 12 in a critical condition, according to police.

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“The priority for all of us involved in the ongoing operation at Grenfell Tower is to recover and identify all the victims,” said Cundy.

The death toll from the Grenfell Tower fire may rise above 100 as search operation continues, local media reported.

Fire chiefs say they don't expect to find any more survivors. 

London police warned that they may never be able to identify all the victims

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Prime Minister Theresa May promised a public inquiry into the fire on Thursday, saying people "deserve answers".

Hundreds of Londoners are expected to attend a rally in Westminster on Friday night to demand justice for those who lost lives.

The huge fire engulfed the 24-story Grenfell Tower in North Kensington in the early hours of Wednesday.

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