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Jessica Sansome

ITV Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid tearful as uncle of Grenfell victim, 12, opens up on tragedy

Susanna Reid became visibly emotional as she spoke to the uncle of a Grenfell victim on Good Morning Britain. Manny Ruiz appeared on the programme to chat to the presenter and her co-host Richard Madeley as they marked the fifth anniversary of the tragedy.

He joined David Badillo in the ITV studio, who was the first firefighter onto the scene on that fateful night as Manny spoke about losing his 12-year-old niece Jessie in the horror tower block blaze which claimed the lives of 72 men, women and children in west London.

David and Manny were friends, and it wasn't until later it was discovered that Jessie who was one of the people David was tasked with trying to get out of the burning building on the night of June 14, 17.

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