Locals are angry, not only with tragedy itself but increasingly with the intrusion of outsiders:
Having spent an hour down there this morning meetings friends old and new. Let me tell, the anger on the street is palpable. Anyone who stops and talks to friends etc are being approached by journalists. We got approached by two in five minutes. One div from the Wall Street Journal asked us 'what kind of people lived in the block?' . 'Humans' we replied. Then he asked ' what nationalities lived there?' So I told him to read the uk papers to find your info it's well documemented. It appears you can't walk down certain streets unless you're a journalist. The scene is being treated like a big event with certain 'VIP' people getting access to all areas. Meanwhile locals can't go and visit friends. I managed to get access as a friend of a friend lived beyond the barriers.
As for anger, I got a bit angry with the amount of people on Latimer Rd station platforms and the train taking pictures of the building. It's wrong on every level. Those peoples last moments were captured live on TV and now people are rubber necking. I expect an open top tour bus to go past in the next week. Saddest thing I've ever seen in my life.
Having spent an hour down there this morning meetings friends old and new. Let me tell, the anger on the street is palpable. Anyone who stops and talks to friends etc are being approached by journalists. We got approached by two in five minutes. One div from the Wall Street Journal asked us 'what kind of people lived in the block?' . 'Humans' we replied. Then he asked ' what nationalities lived there?' So I told him to read the uk papers to find your info it's well documemented. It appears you can't walk down certain streets unless you're a journalist. The scene is being treated like a big event with certain 'VIP' people getting access to all areas. Meanwhile locals can't go and visit friends. I managed to get access as a friend of a friend lived beyond the barriers.
As for anger, I got a bit angry with the amount of people on Latimer Rd station platforms and the train taking pictures of the building. It's wrong on every level. Those peoples last moments were captured live on TV and now people are rubber necking. I expect an open top tour bus to go past in the next week. Saddest thing I've ever seen in my life.
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