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Images of Grenfell Tower in London as the city marks five years since Britain's worse residential fire since World War II. A total of 72 people were killed when a fire that started in a faulty freezer ripped through the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block in west London on June 14, 2017. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer offers a state apology for the Grenfell Tower fire disaster that killed 72 people in 2017, as the release of a final report found the deaths were avoidable. "It should never have happened. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty. To protect you and your loved ones, the people that we are here to serve. And I am deeply sorry," Starmer says in a statement to parliament. SOUNDBITE
Police brigades transfer the bodies of the 27 workers who died in the devastating fire at a gold mine in southern Peru to the Arequipa morgue. A short circuit caused an explosion that started a blaze inside one of the mine shafts in the town of Yanaquihua. The fire broke out on May 6 but rescue efforts were hampered by a buildup of toxic gases inside the La Esperanza 1 mine. IMAGES
Mourners attend a memorial service in East London, South Africa to bid farewell to 21 people, mostly teens, who died at a township tavern last month, in an incident that shocked the nation. Empty coffins were laid out for the ceremony, with families expected to bury their children later this week. The youngsters died in what survivors have described as a battle to escape the jam-packed venue, with one reporting a suffocating smell. IMAGES
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, attend the memorial service marking five years since the fire at Grenfell Tower in London which left 72 dead. IMAGES