The Grenfell Tower fire
On June 14, 2017, the 24-storey Grenfell Tower apartment building in West London went up in flames. Hundreds of people were left homeless, dozens were injured and at least 80 killed.
Billowing smoke
It took more than 24 hours for firefighters to control the fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower shortly after midnight on June 14. Most of the residential building, built in the 1970s, was damaged, the homes destroyed.
Ruins of a tower
Police and fire services say the fire may have started accidentally in a fridge-freezer on the fourth floor. The rapid growth of the blaze was likely accelerated by the building's exterior cladding, plastic foam between sheets of aluminum foil.
Gutted buillding
A few days after the blaze, British police released photos of charred apartments and, above, the Grenfell Tower lifts. The conditions due to the fire damage "verge on indescribable," they said.
Missing
Survivors, friends and families resorted to social media in the hope of finding missing loved ones and posted handwritten and printed posters and signs taped to buildings near the site of the fire.
Respect for victims
London observed a minute of silence on June 19 to commemorate the victims - killed and injured - of the devastating fire that London Mayor Sadiq Khan called a "preventable accident."
Royal compassion
Queen Elizabeth met with firefighters and rescuers and also visited survivors of the disaster, who were made homeless and housed in a temporary shelter.
Careful search
The minute search for bodies in the charred building as well as building assessment at Grenfell Tower continued several days after the blaze.
Immigration status concerns
Prime Minister Theresa May promised there would be no immigration checks on residents affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy. "We will make sure that all victims, irrespective of their immigration status, will be able to access the services they need, including healthcare and accommodation," May said.
Charity match
Almost three months after the fitre, celebrities stood in silence for a minute before the kick-off of a charity football match in London aimed at helping to raise funds for the Grenfell Tower survivors.
Prayer for peace
At the popular Notting Hill Carnival street party, London's Mayor and victims' families released white doves to remember those killed in the Grenfell Tower inferno ......
Green for Grenfell
.... while other revelers, wearing green to show solidarity with people affected by the fire, visibly distraught and carrying handmade green paper hearts that spelled the word Grenfell, observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims.