LONDON (AP) – The Latest on London’s public housing tower fire on June 14 that has killed at least 79 people (all times local):
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London firefighters and emergency workers who battled the Grenfell Tower blaze have been leaving messages and tributes to the victims at a makeshift memorial near the charred apartment block.
Heartbreaking messages written on red London Fire Brigade T-shirts offer poignant tributes alongside flowers, toys and candles. At least 79 people died in the June 14 fire, which engulfed the building so quickly overnight that firefighters were unable to reach many of the victims.
One tribute, from a firefighter from a station in the Kensington and Chelsea borough read: “20th floor, we tried… we’re sorry.” Another firefighter wrote “Our hearts go out to everyone touched by this tragedy. We did our best I promise.”