Abbeystead waterworks disaster

Title

Abbeystead waterworks disaster

Genre

Vox pop

TX Date

24 May 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:01:55

Description

Interviews with unidentified male rescue workers and survivors of the Abbeystead waterworks disaster that killed sixteen visitors to the plant in Lancashire (23/05/84). Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; Lancashire; Rescue work; Explosions; Gas explosions; Search and rescue operations; Accidental death; Water companies; Abbeystead; Water pumps; Waterworks

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