Explosion in vehicle carrying explosives

Title

Explosion in vehicle carrying explosives

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:39

Description

Report on an explosion in a van carrying explosives in Peterborough that killed a fireman and injured 80 people, there was no warning on the van about what it was carrying. Interviews with Frank Murray, spokesman for the explosives company, on finding out why no warning was on the van; David Windsor, Assistant Chief Constable on the search for any unexploded debris; John Burgess, safety expert.

Contributors

Frank Murray; David Windsor; John Burgess

Keywords

Deaths; Lorries; Safety; Fire fighters; Bombs; Explosions; Explosives; Peterborough; Vehicles

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