Death toll in London residential building fire rises to 17

An apartment building is engulfed by a massive fire in western London, Britain, June 14, 2017. A massive fire engulfed a 27-story apartment building in west London early Wednesday. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

LONDON, June 15 (Xinhua) -- By far 17 people were killed in a massive fire that engulfed a residential building in west London, BBC reported on Thursday.

The death toll is still expected to rise, local police said.