Fire at homeless hostel kills nine - Eyewitness account

Title

Fire at homeless hostel kills nine - Eyewitness account

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Mar 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:47

Description

Mrs George Agathangelou, owner of the La Rochelle hotel in Kilburn, and eyewitness to a fire at a neighbouring hostel in north London, which killed nine and injured three women (18/03/80). The hostel is run by the Missionaries of Charity and serves homeless and destitute women. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Mrs Agathangelou

Keywords

Deaths; London; Fires; Women; Charities; Homeless; Hostels; Missionaries of Charity

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