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The mother of a man feared to have perished in the Grenfall Tower blaze today told how she watched in horror as his flat was engulfed in flames after he was advised to “stay put”.

Shafika Karim, who lives in a building opposite, called hairdresser Hesham Rahman to raise the alarm two hours earlier as she could see smoke billowing from the tower.

The family said Mr Rahman told them he had called the police and their advice was “stay put and someone will come and get you”.

But by 3am his 20th floor apartment was alight as his mother watched the scene from her window.

Mrs Karim said: “I saw my son in a burning building and there was nothing I could do. I am devastated.”

Mr Rahman’s sister Noha Baghdady, 41, said: “My mother had to watch her son disappear into the flames. It’s horrific, she is in a bad way. No-one should be put through this. She could see his flat in flames and there was nothing she could do.”

She added: “He and the other residents did not feel safe in the block. Their worst nightmares have come true. We are very angry, why was he told to stay in the building? There are so many questions we demand are answered.”

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Desperate families were today continuing to hunt for information about missing relatives in the hope of finding them alive.

Benkti Haftom, 29, and her son Biruk, 12, were at home on the 18th floor of the tower block in Notting Hill when the inferno broke out in the early hours on Wednesday.

Ms Haftom’s sister Selam said: “I don’t know what to think any more, what can I think? There is no news at the hospitals, at the community centres.

"No-one has information to give me, they just say they don’t have anyone with their names. I’m so worried.”

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Biruk’s teacher Mengs Berhane added: “This boy is an academic star, really going places. I teach him science he is wonderful. I am doing all I can to find news, this is a tragedy.”

Pensioner Fathia Ahmed, 72, was with daughter Isra, 32, and son Fras, 38, in apartment 206 when the fire started.

A picture today emerged of her sitting in her Grenfall Tower flat just days before the fire.

Relative Ibrahim Baker said: “All three are wonderful people. We are praying but it has been so long now with no news.”

Amna Adulkerim and cousin Amal Ahmadin were also still missing, together with Amal’s daughter Amaya Tukuh, three, and father Mohammadnur Tukuh.

Fears were also growing today for grandmother Marjorie Vital, 67, and Ernie Vital, 43, who lived on the 16th floor.

The pair, who are from Dominica and have lived in the block for more than 20 years, have not been seen since the fire broke out.

Meanwhile the man whose faulty fridge apparently sparked the blaze has told friends he is “haunted” by what happened.

Taxi driver Behailu Kebede, who raised the alarm after the fire engulfed his one-bedroom flat, has been interviewed by police and is now staying with friends.

One said: “He is haunted by what happened. “He can’t cope because he knows so many of the dead and missing.”