our bbc london reporter who, as we have heard, knows the area very well, simon letterman speaking toas been throughout the night monitoring the event at grenfell tower. obviously this is a developing situation. we are watching and waiting to get any more developments. celeste thomas joins us developments. celeste thomas joins us live. she is across the road from the fire. described to us where you are and what you can see. the fire. described to us where you are and what you can seelj the fire. described to us where you are and what you can see. i am in my house at the moment. i live across the road from grenfell tower and i have been told by the police to stay away from the windows and keep the door shut. i can't see anything at the moment. i was able to see the building from my kitchen window. when you first of all were made aware of this emergency situation taking place, talk us through what you heard, and what initially use all? i initially heard the siren at about 1am this morning and saw the blue lights flashing. looked out the window and saw people beginning to gather outside

for the time being. 0ur bbc london reporter who, as we have heard, knows the area very well, simon letterman