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GMB announces elderly man rescued from Grenfell Tower is in intensive care

The 70-year-old was seen waving from the block yesterday to get firefighters' attention

In heartbreaking footage aired on Wednesday’s Good Morning Britain, an elderly man was shown waving a piece of clothing outside of his flat window in Grenfell Tower.

The Asian man, who they called Elpie Bonafacio was rescued after a staggering 12 hours of being trapped in his own home while the fire surrounding him.

On Thursday morning’s show, presenter Susanna Reid said: “Yesterday on the programme we brought you those pictures of a man waving a cloth or a jumper from the window of his flat in the burning building.

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