Kings Cross fire - Firemen’s experiences

Title

Kings Cross fire - Firemen’s experiences

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:08:26

Description

Two firemen who were first into the concourse of Kings Cross Underground Station during the fire which killed thirty-one people on 18/11/87 speak about their experiences. 1. Fireman John Edgar. 2. Robert Moulton, who discovered station officer Colin Townley’s body. The reporter is Alec(?) Goulden.

Contributors

Alec(?) Goulden; Robert Moulton; John Edgar

Keywords

Deaths; Emergency services; Fires; London Underground; Rail safety; Fire safety; Public inquiries; Fire services; Underground railway stations; Kings Cross Underground fire (1987); Colin Townley

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