Grenfell Tower blaze: Many feared dead

Firefighters expect to find 19 more bodies when they today enter a Spanish apartment block gutted by fire in a Grenfell Tower-like disaster, with officials admitting that nobody trapped inside is thought to be alive.

Crews have been unable to enter the twin multi-storey towers that form part of the building since the devastating blaze broke out just before 5.30pm yesterday and tore through inflammable cladding blamed along with high winds for its rapid spread.

The official death toll stands at four based on the number of bodies spotted on balconies by a drone put up by emergency responders late yesterday.

But 19 people who lived in the building in Valencia, home to 138 flats and more than 400 residents, remain unaccounted for and have been declared missing.

Firefighters have admitted they do not expect to find anyone trapped by the flames inside the building alive, raising fears the final death toll could be over 20.

The city of 800,000 on the east coast of Spain came to a standstill last night, as sires blared through the streets.