Emotional messages and snapchats sent to friends: The final moments of Grenfell Tower victims

The harrowing final moments of residents trapped inside Grenfell Tower have been revealed by their close friends and family – after they received emotional messages, Snapchats and videos.

One teenage girl, who reportedly perished in the inferno, is said to have messaged her friend after the flames began consuming the building and told her: ‘We are not going to make it, I love you’.

The girl is currently missing, along with her two younger sisters, her mother, father and grandmother.

One local resident told The Mirror: ‘My neighbour told me that one of the daughters rang her own daughter at about 12.30 saying they weren’t going to make it and that she loved her.

‘She’s about 13 I think. Nobody has been able to contact any of them since. It’s just awful. There are three daughters – one is about two I think, the other is at primary school and the other at secondary school.’

Another emotional note, found in the debris of the blaze, was written in a child’s handwriting and spoke of being ‘very, very happy’ and having ‘lots of dreams’.

The note said: ‘I can not describe my feeling. I am very, very happy. I have a lot of ideas and plans. I have lots of dreams I want to achieve.’

Rania Ibrham, a mother-of-two who is feared dead, reportedly sent a Snapchat message to a friend two hours before the blaze began, but she has not been seen since.

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A friend said: ‘I received a Snapchat video from Rania at 3am just after the fire started and I haven’t heard from her since.

‘She lives on the top floor and her husband was not home because he is on holiday.’

Police have since confirmed that 17 people have died after the blaze tore through the building in the early hours of Wednesday morning – but they warn that the figure is likely to rise.

In the aftermath of the tragedy, donations have been pouring in – with more than £1 million raised.