The tower block is only a few kilometres away from the Queen's Club in West London.
There are fears that bodies of those found in the Grenfell Tower won't be recognised ever.
Residents of 650 flats in four tower blocks on an estate in the Swiss Cottage area of north London were evacuated on Friday night by the local Camden Council, following tests ordered in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze on June 14, which claimed at least 79 lives and displaced hundreds others.
The British government has also ordered an examination of Hotpoint's Fridge Freezer units following the Scotland Yard's statement
Police expect that toll to rise significantly as the building is searched.
London Fire Brigade fire fighters worked through the night to try and account for whole families that are still missing in the huge fire at the Grenfell Tower on the Lancaster West Estate in Latimer Road.
Five people who died in the blaze have been identified and 74 were missing and presumed dead.
Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said that number 'may increase' further and that the 'significant' recovery operation is likely to take weeks.
Major incidents have previously been called for the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017 and the terrorist attacks in the UK capital. A major incident is defined as an event or situation with a range of serious consequences which requires special arrangements to be implemented by one or more emergency responder agency.
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Police is expecting the death toll to rise.
Flames shot up the sides of the Torch tower in the second blaze to hit the high-rise since 2015, forcing hundreds of occupants to flee as burning debris showered down the sides of the 1,105 foot structure.
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The police is investigating whether it was 'accidental or deliberate'.
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