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'It was my flat. My fridge exploded': Man whose 'faulty fridge started London tower inferno' identified

Yahoo7 News on June 16, 2017, 3:22 am

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The Grenfell Tower resident, whose faulty fridge is believed to have started a blaze that killed 17 people, has reportedly been identified as an Ethiopian taxi driver.

VIDEO London tower inferno toll reaches 17. Source: 7 News

The UK media are reporting that Behailu Kebede called emergency services after flames took hold of his fourth floor flat in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
With so many residents from the 24-storey building still unaccounted for, it’s feared the death toll could rise to over 100.
Mr Kebede, a father of one, escaped the inferno but was in a state of shock.
“Behailu did raise the alarm, that is what I am hearing,” his friend Eshete Meried told local media.

Behailu Kebede reportedly called emergency services after the flames took hold of his fourth floor flat.

The father-of-one survived the blaze.

“He is fine but he is not in a position to talk about anything right now. I understand that he in a temporary shelter, staying with friends.”
Father of two Mahad Egal said he was at home with his children when Mr Kebede knocked on the door.

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“It was so dark. I wrapped some wet towels around the kids’ heads to protect them from the smoke and then we ran," Mr Egal told The Sun.