Muslims across London are preparing to deliver food hampers to fire stations as a gesture of gratitude after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, in recognition of firefighters' efforts to save residents from the devastating blaze in north Kensington that claimed at least 80 lives last month.
Hampers will be hand-delivered to Whitechapel, Shadwell, Shoreditch and Chingford fire stations.
GP Dr Monir Miah, from Tower Hamlets, has raised more than £700 to fund the hampers after setting up a crowdfunding page on JustGiving.
Writing on the fundraising page, he said the gifts would reflect the "solidarity, appreciation and support" felt by members of the Muslim community. A card attached to the gifts is expected to read: "Thank you for all you did, we know you tried your absolute best.
On the other hand contractor responsible for fire alarms at Grenfell tower is being probed by fraud squad police after accusations it installed defective safety equipment in hundreds of London properties, an Evening Standard investigation has revealed.
Buildings at three separate NHS trusts have also failed fire safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy. Regulator NHS Improvement said tests of cladding samples from buildings belonging to King's College Hospital Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children's Foundation Trust and North Middlesex University Hospitals Trust have failed combustibility tests.
