The parents of an Italian architecture graduate who died in Grenfell Tower have recalled the harrowing phone call her daughter made to them – and said they didn’t believe it was real until they saw the towering inferno live on TV.
Gloria Trevisan, 26, was found in a flat on the 23rd floor of the west London block, where she lived with her boyfriend, Marco Gottar.
She was identified by her dental records and the cause of her death was given as ‘consistent with the effects of fire’ at a short inquest hearing in July.
Gloria Trevisan pictured with her mother, Emanuela Disaro, who has spoken out about the horrifying moment her daughter phoned her
Miss Trevisan, 26, was found in a flat on the 23rd floor of the west London block, where she lived with her boyfriend, Marco Gottar (together, right)
The parents of an Italian architecture graduate who died in Grenfell Tower have recalled the harrowing phone call her daughter made to them
The pair, both architecture graduates, moved to London three months before the fire to look for work and were captivated by the views over the capital they enjoyed from their 23rd floor flat.
But their location high up the tower would ultimately prove fatal, and as the flames rose towards their flat they both made heart-rending final phone calls to their families.
Miss Trevisan’s mother, Emanuela Disaro, revealed the heartache of being unable to help her daughter in her hour of need.
The couple made heart-rending final phone calls to their families as the flames rose towards their 23rd floor flat
She was identified by her dental records and the cause of her death was given as ‘consistent with the effects of fire’ at a short inquest hearing in July
‘You feel helpless faced with something like that’, she told Channel 4 News.
‘You don’t know how to help that person, the person you love the most. A Person who is part of you. How do you help that person, with words?
Ms Trevisan, who completed her master’s degree in architecture at the University of Venice last October, had travelled to London to find work
‘You just can’t believe what’s happening, I couldn’t believe what she was telling me. It was impossible that something like this was happening in London, that it was impossible to escape, to get down the stairs.
‘And yet she told me right from the beginning that it was impossible to get out.
‘It wasn’t true. For us it wasn’t happening. It was like a film, a nightmare, but it wasn’t real.
‘We couldn’t get it into our heads that it was true. Then we saw the pictures live on TV. We saw Grenfell on fire, that it really was for real. Then we believed it.’
Ms Trevisan, who completed her master’s degree in architecture at the University of Venice last October, had travelled to London with Mr Gottardi to find work.
But her father told Channel 4 that he had initially not wanted her to move in there.
‘I didn’t want her to stay here, so I was a bit worried,’ Loris Trevisan said.
‘But once she found a job she loved, I was happy for her. It was what she had always wanted.’
The couple, both architecture graduates, moved to London three months ago to look for work and were captivated by the views over the capital they enjoyed from their 23rd floor flat
The couple are still struggling to come to terms with their devastating loss but thanked the British public for all the support they have received.
Ms Disaro said: ‘All I felt was a tremendous void, emptiness. I can’t begin to tell you what I fell. I certainly don’t feel any hate because I don’t know who to hate.
‘English people really showed us their hearts. We really cannot do more than thank everyone for everything.’