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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