The el-Wahabi family was decimated by the Grenfell tower fire, which broke out shortly after midnight on June 14, 2017, in the North Kensington area of west London. Grenfell was a residential high-rise occupied occupied by hundreds of people, many of them immigrants. During the last decade, building maintenance had remodeled the building, but failed to take adequate fireproofing measures. This negligence would cost the residents of Grenfell tower their lives.
Abdulaziz, age 52, lived with his wife Faouzia, age 41, and their three children Yasin, 20, Nur Huda, 16, and Medhi, 8, in an apartment on the 21nd floor of Grenfell tower. When fire broke out, they had nowhere to go, and no way to escape. Son Yasin, arriving home from work, saw the tower in flames, and raced back into the building to save his family. He was unable to do anything. The entire family perished in the blaze.
"A part-time accountancy student at Greenwich University who did delivery work to earn some extra money, Yasin El Wahabi hoped one day to run his own business, possibly a milkshake bar.
Born at St Mary's hospital in Paddington and brought up in North Kensington, Yasin, who was 20 when he died in the Grenfell Tower fire, went to Thomas Jones primary, Holland Park secondary and then Richmond College before securing the grades he needed to study for a degree. Academic work was a struggle at times, making his relatives all the prouder of his success in becoming the first member of the family to go to university.
David Sellens, his primary headteacher, says Yasin was a "very handsome fellow – fit, strong and sporty". The school was in the process of being turned around when he was a pupil there and Yasin, says Sellens, was part of the cohort that helped make that transformation happen.
A supportive figure in the lives of his younger cousins, Yasin was a sociable and popular character who would help neighbours with bags and open doors. He had trained as a football referee and officiated at adult and children's games. He is remembered for his kindness as well as his humour and youthful grin.
In a statement, when he was formally identified, his family said: "Yasin was a loveable, bubbly and caring young man. He would lend his hand to anyone who asked for help. He was loved by so many and his contagious smile will always be etched on our minds and hearts."
He lived with his parents, sharing a bedroom with his younger brother, on the 21st floor of Grenfell Tower. Some friends say that on the night of the fire, with residents scrambling to get out of the building, Yasin ran the other way - to get back up the stairs and help rescue his family."
source:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2018/may/14/lives-of-grenfell-tower-victims-fire
Abdulaziz, age 52, lived with his wife Faouzia, age 41, and their three children Yasin, 20, Nur Huda, 16, and Medhi, 8, in an apartment on the 21nd floor of Grenfell tower. When fire broke out, they had nowhere to go, and no way to escape. Son Yasin, arriving home from work, saw the tower in flames, and raced back into the building to save his family. He was unable to do anything. The entire family perished in the blaze.
"A part-time accountancy student at Greenwich University who did delivery work to earn some extra money, Yasin El Wahabi hoped one day to run his own business, possibly a milkshake bar.
Born at St Mary's hospital in Paddington and brought up in North Kensington, Yasin, who was 20 when he died in the Grenfell Tower fire, went to Thomas Jones primary, Holland Park secondary and then Richmond College before securing the grades he needed to study for a degree. Academic work was a struggle at times, making his relatives all the prouder of his success in becoming the first member of the family to go to university.
David Sellens, his primary headteacher, says Yasin was a "very handsome fellow – fit, strong and sporty". The school was in the process of being turned around when he was a pupil there and Yasin, says Sellens, was part of the cohort that helped make that transformation happen.
A supportive figure in the lives of his younger cousins, Yasin was a sociable and popular character who would help neighbours with bags and open doors. He had trained as a football referee and officiated at adult and children's games. He is remembered for his kindness as well as his humour and youthful grin.
In a statement, when he was formally identified, his family said: "Yasin was a loveable, bubbly and caring young man. He would lend his hand to anyone who asked for help. He was loved by so many and his contagious smile will always be etched on our minds and hearts."
He lived with his parents, sharing a bedroom with his younger brother, on the 21st floor of Grenfell Tower. Some friends say that on the night of the fire, with residents scrambling to get out of the building, Yasin ran the other way - to get back up the stairs and help rescue his family."
source:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2018/may/14/lives-of-grenfell-tower-victims-fire
The el-Wahabi family was decimated by the Grenfell tower fire, which broke out shortly after midnight on June 14, 2017, in the North Kensington area of west London. Grenfell was a residential high-rise occupied occupied by hundreds of people, many of them immigrants. During the last decade, building maintenance had remodeled the building, but failed to take adequate fireproofing measures. This negligence would cost the residents of Grenfell tower their lives.
Abdulaziz, age 52, lived with his wife Faouzia, age 41, and their three children Yasin, 20, Nur Huda, 16, and Medhi, 8, in an apartment on the 21nd floor of Grenfell tower. When fire broke out, they had nowhere to go, and no way to escape. Son Yasin, arriving home from work, saw the tower in flames, and raced back into the building to save his family. He was unable to do anything. The entire family perished in the blaze.
"A part-time accountancy student at Greenwich University who did delivery work to earn some extra money, Yasin El Wahabi hoped one day to run his own business, possibly a milkshake bar.
Born at St Mary's hospital in Paddington and brought up in North Kensington, Yasin, who was 20 when he died in the Grenfell Tower fire, went to Thomas Jones primary, Holland Park secondary and then Richmond College before securing the grades he needed to study for a degree. Academic work was a struggle at times, making his relatives all the prouder of his success in becoming the first member of the family to go to university.
David Sellens, his primary headteacher, says Yasin was a "very handsome fellow – fit, strong and sporty". The school was in the process of being turned around when he was a pupil there and Yasin, says Sellens, was part of the cohort that helped make that transformation happen.
A supportive figure in the lives of his younger cousins, Yasin was a sociable and popular character who would help neighbours with bags and open doors. He had trained as a football referee and officiated at adult and children's games. He is remembered for his kindness as well as his humour and youthful grin.
In a statement, when he was formally identified, his family said: "Yasin was a loveable, bubbly and caring young man. He would lend his hand to anyone who asked for help. He was loved by so many and his contagious smile will always be etched on our minds and hearts."
He lived with his parents, sharing a bedroom with his younger brother, on the 21st floor of Grenfell Tower. Some friends say that on the night of the fire, with residents scrambling to get out of the building, Yasin ran the other way - to get back up the stairs and help rescue his family."
source:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2018/may/14/lives-of-grenfell-tower-victims-fire
Abdulaziz, age 52, lived with his wife Faouzia, age 41, and their three children Yasin, 20, Nur Huda, 16, and Medhi, 8, in an apartment on the 21nd floor of Grenfell tower. When fire broke out, they had nowhere to go, and no way to escape. Son Yasin, arriving home from work, saw the tower in flames, and raced back into the building to save his family. He was unable to do anything. The entire family perished in the blaze.
"A part-time accountancy student at Greenwich University who did delivery work to earn some extra money, Yasin El Wahabi hoped one day to run his own business, possibly a milkshake bar.
Born at St Mary's hospital in Paddington and brought up in North Kensington, Yasin, who was 20 when he died in the Grenfell Tower fire, went to Thomas Jones primary, Holland Park secondary and then Richmond College before securing the grades he needed to study for a degree. Academic work was a struggle at times, making his relatives all the prouder of his success in becoming the first member of the family to go to university.
David Sellens, his primary headteacher, says Yasin was a "very handsome fellow – fit, strong and sporty". The school was in the process of being turned around when he was a pupil there and Yasin, says Sellens, was part of the cohort that helped make that transformation happen.
A supportive figure in the lives of his younger cousins, Yasin was a sociable and popular character who would help neighbours with bags and open doors. He had trained as a football referee and officiated at adult and children's games. He is remembered for his kindness as well as his humour and youthful grin.
In a statement, when he was formally identified, his family said: "Yasin was a loveable, bubbly and caring young man. He would lend his hand to anyone who asked for help. He was loved by so many and his contagious smile will always be etched on our minds and hearts."
He lived with his parents, sharing a bedroom with his younger brother, on the 21st floor of Grenfell Tower. Some friends say that on the night of the fire, with residents scrambling to get out of the building, Yasin ran the other way - to get back up the stairs and help rescue his family."
source:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2018/may/14/lives-of-grenfell-tower-victims-fire
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