‘It’s shaped who we are now’: young people affected by Grenfell fire fight for justice and healing

The Guardian UK Sunday 14 June 2026, 11:00 UTC By Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent 1 min read

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Locals who were children nine years ago say they want to ‘carry on the legacy that older people started’Yusra Cherbika was 12 years old when Grenfell fire happened a stone’s throw away from her home. She and her family were evacuated on the night of the blaze and spent over a year living in a hotel where she had to continue studying and revising for her exams. At school, she faced empty chairs for classmates who hadn’t returned after the fire – for weeks, no one knew if they were dead or alive.

Locals who were children nine years ago say they want to ‘carry on the legacy that older people started’

Yusra Cherbika was 12 years old when Grenfell fire happened a stone’s throw away from her home. She and her family were evacuated on the night of the blaze and spent over a year living in a hotel where she had to continue studying and revising for her exams.

At school, she faced empty chairs for classmates who hadn’t returned after the fire – for weeks, no one knew if they were dead or alive. One of her friends never came back.

Grenfell (ORG) Cherbika (PERSON)

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