london final death toll fire destroy grenfell tower social house block london june 71 police say thursday five months painstaking search recovery operations police previously say 80 people die blaze tear 24-storey tower west london middle night officer believe die fire recover identify figure come people report miss several time people live tower fear dead find elsewhere night people falsely report dead fraudsters hop receive financial compensation final toll include 70 adults children die tower fire one baby stillborn shortly heavily pregnant mother escape 21st floor suffer severe smoke inhalation way mother survive specialist team work inside grenfell tower mortuary push boundaries scientifically possible identify people say metropolitan police commander stuart cundy charge operations tower know every member team do absolutely make possible do every person lose life families love ones grenfell tower home tower home tight-knit multi-ethnic community deprive social house estate within wealthy kensington chelsea borough also home large number millionaires tragedy prompt political debate soul-searching london stark social inequalities whether neglect social house estates communities live play part fire criminal investigation way could result individuals organizations charge separate public inquiry aim shed light flaw irregularities design construction maintenance tower cundy say first enter grenfell tower fire devastation fear would possible find recover identify die police officer assist forensic anthropologists archaeologists specialists use dental science identify unknown human remain search every flat every floor every communal area search involve sift tonnes debris hand identify human remain char build parallel huge amount investigative work undertake identify grenfell tower night fire miss presume dead enquire report miss reconcile information one person report miss 46 separate time report number different name even slight differences spell investigate police say complete work believe highly unlikely anyone remain grenfell tower final death toll london 's grenfell tower fire 71 police