Syria refugee

Refugee fled Syria only to die in London fire

An outpouring of heart-wrenching messages from London's Syrian community mourned the death of Mohammad Al-Hajali, 23, a civil engineering student at the University of West London.

At least 17 people have been confirmed dead in Wednesday's blaze in the 24-story tower, and that number is likely to rise, officials said.

The student arrived in the UK in 2014 after fleeing his home in Daraa, Syria, and crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Turkey.