Desperate man seen waving jumper out of Grenfell Tower window has been rescued

TWELVE hours after he was seen helplessly waving his jumper out of the window of burning tower, new pictures reveal the fate of desperate resident.

A HELPLESS man seen waving his jumper out the window as he desperately yelled for help has been rescued — 12 hours after the west London tower block went up in flames.

Firefighters have bravely battled through the night to save trapped Grenfell Tower residents who were screaming for their lives.

As devastating photographs began to emerge of the blaze, many residents were seen leaning out their windows — including one Asian man who used his jumper to attract the emergency service’s attention.

The man could be seen waving his blue jumper out of the window. Picture: Guilhem Baker / LNP / australscope

Firefighters carry the man from the burning building, 12 hours after the London tower block caught fire. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Despite fears he had perished in the flames, the man, believed to be in his 50s, was saved by firefighters who carried him from his flat following an agonising 12-hour wait.

Scores of people are believed to have died as families on the upper floors became trapped by the raging inferno forcing some to leap out of windows to escape the horror.

It’s feared there were no survivors from the top three residential floors.

Around 74 people have been taken to six hospitals in the capital with 20 in a critical condition.

The Metropolitan Police have confirmed six people have died but the death toll is expected to rise after a huge fire engulfed Grenfell Tower in West London just before 1am last night.

The man was only a storey away from shooting flames. Picture: AP Photo/Matt Dunham

One witness told Sky they believed the fire was started by a faulty fridge.

Children were among those begging to be saved as families tried to escape the engulfed 24-storey block of flats in Ladbroke Grove.

They could be heard begging for help as they leaned out of their windows and lashed bed sheets together to make rope in a frantic attempt to reach the ground.

Others were seen jumping from upper floors of the building in scenes “reminiscent of 9/11”.

So far six people have been confirmed dead in the inferno, but the death toll is expected to rise.

A huge fire engulfs the Grenfell Tower, where 12 people have already been declared dead. Picture: AFP

This story originally appeared in The Sun and is republished with permission.