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Publisher marks 100 days since Grenfell tragedy with microsite

A local news website has marked the 100th day since the Grenfell Tower disaster by creating what it hopes will be a permanent online memorial to the victims.

Get West London has set up a dedicated microsite which, as well as commemorating those lost in the fire, aims to look at what needs to be done to prevent a similar tragedy in future.

Video journalists Lois Swinnerton and Michael Pearson have compiled months of work into the microsite which they hope will ensure that the residents’ voices will continue to be heard.

It also includes new interviews with survivors,  Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, London fire Brigade commissioner Dany Cotton and the leader of Kensington and Chelsea council, Cllr Elizabeth Campbell.

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James Watkins, eomepages editor for Get West London, said: “It was difficult to believe what was going on when we woke to the news of the Grenfell Tower fire on Wednesday, June 14.

“The images and footage was incomprehensible, the sheer ferocity of the fire was difficult to look at, and there was disbelief that an incident of this scale could happen.

“Friday, September 22 marks 100 days since the tragedy, and much of what happened is still yet to properly sink in. There remains a lot of unanswered questions and anger within the surrounding Grenfell community and across the world.

“An inquiry has opened, campaigners continue to put on pressure not only to ascertain how a terrible incident such as the Grenfell fire could happen, but importantly to make sure it does not happen again.”

Publisher Trinity Mirror’s South East video editor Michael Pearson added: “To work on a project is incredibly humbling and believe it’s a real honour to tell these people’s stories.

“Residents are angry and residents want answers and we really hope that the work Lois and I have done will do that for them. In some cases, we haven’t been able to get all the answers and I think that it’s important that we explain why as our community begins to heal.

“I think the work that we do in this microsite is giving a voice to those who are to afraid to speak up.

“We’ve spoken with so many survivors now who just want closure and we hope this does some justice for them.”