倫敦公寓大樓起火
Rescuers in London are working to get residents out of a 27-story apartment tower that has been engulfed in a massive fire for several hours. Officials fear some residents are still trapped in the blaze. A number of people, including children, are missing.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared it a “major incident.”
London Metropolitan police officials say at least 200 firefighters are battling the fire, as they worked to evacuate residents from the building in West London's North Kensington area.
Rescue teams are treating people for smoke inhalation and other injuries.
Witnesses told a local TV station they could hear residents screaming for help, while some of those trapped shined their cell phone lights in the hope of being spotted by rescuers.
Those who escaped stood outside the building in their pajamas as police cordoned off the area and called on people to stay off the streets to allow emergency vehicles through.
The fire was first reported just after 1 a.m. London time. Investigators say they do not yet know the cause of the fire.倫敦一座27層公寓大樓起火，救援人員正在努力疏散住戶。大火已經燒了好幾個小時，有關官員擔心，有人仍被困在大火裏。有些人目前下落不明，其中包括兒童。
倫敦市長薩迪克·汗宣佈，這次大火是一起“重大事件”。
倫敦警方說，着火的公寓大樓位於倫敦西部的北肯辛頓地區，至少有200名消防隊員正在救火，疏散住戶。
救護人員正在幫助吸住煙霧的人和其他受傷者。
目擊者告訴一家當地電視臺說，他們可以聽到住戶呼喊救命，被困在大樓裏的人用手機上的手電晃動，希望能被救援人員發現。
逃出來的人穿着睡衣站到大樓外面。警察把附近地區封鎖，讓大家不要站在街道上，方便急救車輛通過。
有關部門是在倫敦當地時間凌晨一點剛過時接到火災報警的。調查人員說，他們目前還不清楚起火的原因。
