Firefighters killed in Bow blaze

Title

Firefighters killed in Bow blaze

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

11 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:41

Description

Report on the death of two firefighters in a fire in a warehouse in Bow, and the investigation into how the men were killed. With comment from MP for Bow and Poplar Mildred Gordon; divisional fire officer Gary Hole; Greg Bluestone, Fire Brigades Union; Conservative leader of the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority Colin Tandy. Mark Phillips reports.

Contributors

Mark Phillips; Colin Tandy; Greg Bluestone; Gary Hole; Mildred Gordon

Keywords

Deaths; London; Fires; Occupational health and safety; Fire fighters; Fire services; Protective clothing; Bow; Protective devices

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