remain standing

Some people wanted the west London tower to remain standing as a lasting reminder of the tragedy, while others called for it to be removed completely.

The plan has drawn a mixed reaction from local people, bereaved families and survivors – some of whom want the west London tower to remain standing as a lasting reminder of the 2017 tragedy.

Their goal was to collect their belongings from their and their septuagenarian parents’ houses, which neighbors have told them remain standing while many houses around them have been reduced to rubble.

The ember-driven nature of the wildfire can help explain why, in some neighborhoods, some homes remain standing next to homes that have burned to the ground.

Fortunately, he said, the bridge itself is a reinforced concrete structure that has “stood the test of time for the past 88 years” and implied it’s likely to remain standing.