Grenfell Tower families finally hear harrowing details of how loved ones died

Inquiry examines causes of death, starting with eight people who died sheltering in two 23rd floor flats

With friends to support them and boxes of tissues at hand, families whose loved ones died at Grenfell Tower gathered on Tuesday to finally hear in public the harrowing detail of how they perished.

Five years and 21 days since fire engulfed the west London block, killing 72, public inquiry hearings recording the causes of death, last words and movements of the deceased began with an account of eight people who died after sheltering in two flats on the 23rd floor.