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| 'Tell my sons I love them': Grandfather made harrowing final call while trapped in burning building | 'Tell my sons I love them': Grandfather made harrowing final call while trapped in burning building |
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| A great grandfather who remains missing following the Grenfell Tower blaze reportedly told a friend in a desperate final phone call: “Tell my sons that I love them.“ | A great grandfather who remains missing following the Grenfell Tower blaze reportedly told a friend in a desperate final phone call: “Tell my sons that I love them.“ |
| Tony Disson, 65, was trapped in the bathroom of his 22nd floor flat as the fire ripped through the block in the early hours of Wednesday morning. | Tony Disson, 65, was trapped in the bathroom of his 22nd floor flat as the fire ripped through the block in the early hours of Wednesday morning. |
| The father-of-four is said to have had desperate phone conversations with friends and relatives from his flat, during which he said he couldn't escape because the floor was too hot. | The father-of-four is said to have had desperate phone conversations with friends and relatives from his flat, during which he said he couldn't escape because the floor was too hot. |
| His four sons and other family members have since been searching London hospitals and appealing for any information about their missing relative. | His four sons and other family members have since been searching London hospitals and appealing for any information about their missing relative. |
| One of his sons, who asked not to be named, published a Facebook post on Wednesday evening that read: “If anyone has seen my dad, Tony Disson could they let us know. My heart goes out to all the people at Grenfell Tower”. | One of his sons, who asked not to be named, published a Facebook post on Wednesday evening that read: “If anyone has seen my dad, Tony Disson could they let us know. My heart goes out to all the people at Grenfell Tower”. |
| He told The Daily Mirror one of his half-brothers had spoken to his father on the phone during the blaze at around 3am. | He told The Daily Mirror one of his half-brothers had spoken to his father on the phone during the blaze at around 3am. |
| "People called my Dad and said, 'Put a blanket over your head and get out.' He said he couldn't as he was in the bathroom and the floor was too hot," he said. | "People called my Dad and said, 'Put a blanket over your head and get out.' He said he couldn't as he was in the bathroom and the floor was too hot," he said. |
| “A friend then called him at 4am and one of the last things he said was, 'Tell my sons that I love them'. Nobody was able to contact him after that. | “A friend then called him at 4am and one of the last things he said was, 'Tell my sons that I love them'. Nobody was able to contact him after that. |
| “I’ve heard that he did not make it, but I have not completely given up hope. I’ve left my details at the rugby club which is being used as an emergency centre and I have been asking around for him. | “I’ve heard that he did not make it, but I have not completely given up hope. I’ve left my details at the rugby club which is being used as an emergency centre and I have been asking around for him. |
| ”My dad was well known down here and I have had loads of calls. He had been in the flat for about nine years. He lived alone and was quite happy there." | ”My dad was well known down here and I have had loads of calls. He had been in the flat for about nine years. He lived alone and was quite happy there." |
| Mr Disson, who has three sons, five grandchildren and four grandchildren, with another due to be born soon, had lived in Grenfell Tower for eight years. | Mr Disson, who has three sons, five grandchildren and four grandchildren, with another due to be born soon, had lived in Grenfell Tower for eight years. |
| Seventeen people are confirmed to have died in the blaze, with police saying the death toll is expected to raise "considerably", and 30 remain in hospital, with 13 in a critical condition. | Seventeen people are confirmed to have died in the blaze, with police saying the death toll is expected to raise "considerably", and 30 remain in hospital, with 13 in a critical condition. |