Two die in Brick Lane fire

Title

Two die in Brick Lane fire

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

15 Mar 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:01:28

Description

Report about a fire at a squat at 111 Brick Lane in London, a mainly Bengali area, where two men were killed and one injured. Speaking are: Chief Inspector John Fairfield of Bethnal Green Police; male member of a charitable organisation (not identified). Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Fairfield

Keywords

Deaths; London; Emergency services; Fires; Police; Homeless people; Asian peoples; Bethnal Green; Whitechapel; Brick Lane; Bengali culture

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