In marking the third anniversary, survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire inferno tragedy, which killed a recorded 72 people, have said that “nothing has changed” three years after the disaster.

Those who escaped from the tower block in west London said that they felt “left behind” and “disgusted” by a lack of progress in making other buildings safe.

Some 246 buildings still have Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding.

Churches across the city of London rang their bells 72 times to mark the number of those who died.

The Grenfell blaze – the biggest domestic inferno since World War II – started as a small fire in a kitchen in one of the flats, before it spread to engulf the whole tower block at an alarming speed.

A Parliamentary commission warned that cladding similar to that which was at the cemtre of the spread of the flames could cost up to £15bn to remove nationwide.

On the third anniversary of the fire and with commemoration services online, survivors and relatives also expressed disbelief that a public inquiry had yet to conclude.

Hearings into the Grenfell disaster were paused in March due to the coronavirus pandemic and are due to restart on July 6.

Campaign group Grenfell United – which was set up in the wake of the tragedy – organised a series of events, including online commemorations and a silent march was held to honour the victims. Also, a video message from international superstar singer Adele, who visited the site almost immediately after the fire, was played to a virtual service.

She said: “Even though we’re having to do this in the virtual world, online, 2020 Zoom life as it is, it is still so important for us to mourn together, and for us to remember that night and to reflect on it and to also reflect on where we are now.

“And, to also celebrate the lives that were lived before they were sadly taken away on that night”.

At 22:30 BST, people across the UK were asked to shine a bright green light from their screens to show solidarity with the bereaved and the survivors.

A virtual service was held and was hosted by the Bishop of Kensington.