London fire: 65 people missing or feared dead, toll expected to rise

Police commander hopes the toll doesn't go up to 'triple' figures

London Police on Friday estimated 65 as the number that it feared were either missing or dead in London's tower block fire, as reported by The Sun. 

When asked, on Thursday, whether the death toll could exceed 100, police commander Stuart Cundy said, "I'd like to hope that it isn't going to be triple figures."

Nearly 78 people were injured, and 34 remain in hospitals across London — 18 of them are in critical condition.

Scotland Yard said the death toll of 17 is expected to rise further as the emergency services have lost hope of rescuing any more people alive from the