Police say 58 people are 'assumed dead' after London's Grenfell Tower fire.

British police say 58 people are now assumed to have died in this week’s blaze at a London tower block.

“Sadly at this time, there are 58 people who we have been told were in Grenfell Tower on the night that are missing and therefore sadly I have to assume that they are dead,” Commander Stuart Cundy told reporters on Saturday, adding that the figure could change.

Police had previously put the death toll at 30.

Heartbreaking scenes from #GrenfellTower as a young woman sees her best friend praying on Snapchat from within the building. pic.twitter.com/yrLTF1BYzn

— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) June 14, 2017

Cundy said the figure of 58 included that toll given earlier.