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71 Meron Mekonnen, Hiwot Dagnachew and Maher Khoudair
Survivors from Grenfell Tower make phone calls to a friend trapped on the 18th floor
Meron Mekonnen ignored stay put advice and escaped Grenfell tower with her partner and two young daughters. She had been told to get out by her aunt, Hiwot Dagnachew, who fled from the 5th floor. They describe making phone calls to a friend still trapped in the tower.
Maher Khoudair also gave evidence. He told the inquiry how he walked down the stairs from his ninth floor flat on crutches.
Producers Kate Lamble and Elisabeth Mahy
Researcher Olivia Beazley
Contact us via email: grenfellpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast
A new 10-part series about the Grenfell Tower fire and why it happened
