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Abbeystead waterworks disaster

Title
Abbeystead waterworks disaster
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
25 May 1984
Year of production
1984
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Duration
00:01:58
Description
Report on the investigation into the Abbeystead waterworks disaster that killed sixteen visitors to the plant in Lancashire (23/05/84). Includes interview with the secretary of the Pat Seed Cancer fund as Pat’s husband, Geoffrey, was killed in the explosion. Female interviewer not identified.
Contributors
None Identified
Keywords
Accidents; Deaths; Lancashire; Explosions; Gas explosions; Accidental death; Water companies; Abbeystead; Water pumps; Waterworks; Pat Seed; Geoffrey Seed

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