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Ramadan ‘Saved Lives’ During London Building Fire: Witnesses

June 16, 2017

Witnesses who watched as the Grenfell tower in north London was engulfed in flames early on Wednesday said that they believe more lives were saved due to the heroic actions of their Muslim neighbours, reports say. Many Muslim residents in the building were awake in the early hours of the morning to eat and pray prior to beginning their fast for the religious month of Ramadan. As they were some of the first to notice the fire, they had the chance to warn their neighbours and help them get to safety. Ramadan “Saved People’s Lives” Putting their own lives at risk, neighbours in the 27-story building tried to warn others of the ultimately deadly fire, which has killed 17 people thus far. One resident, Khalid Suleman Ahmed, a 20-year-old Muslim Londoner living with his aunt, was among the first people to recognise the emergency situation as he was waiting to eat sohour, a pre-fast meal. He said to HuffPost UK: “No fire alarms went off and there was no warning. I was playing PlayStation waiting to eat sohour then smelt smoke. I got up and looked out of my window…


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