Recovery officer says Grenfell is "worst incident" he's dealt with

An officer working on the Grenfell tower recovery operation describes the tough job of searching the block of flats and using sieves to sift through debris to pick up human remains.
A Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) officer working on the Grenfell tower recovery operation described on Tuesday (July 11) how his team are conducting a "fingertip search" of the block of flats and using sieves to sift through debris to pick up human remains.
Alistair Hutchins said that working on the aftermath of the London tower block blaze which killed at least 80 people, was "probably the worst incident I've ever dealt with" in his 18 years of DVI.
He added that he wanted to repatriate loved ones to their family members "as fast as we can" but highlighted the challenges of the identification process, which he estimated would take about four months.
Police have managed to remove all identifiable human remains from the tower and specialist teams are continuing the search for further remains by hand, working through debris on each floor of the 24-storey tower block.