Kings Cross fire inquiry - aportioning blame

Title

Kings Cross fire inquiry - aportioning blame

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

11 Nov 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:06:32

Description

Relatives of the 31 victims of the Kings Cross disaster may now take out a private prosecution against London Underground for manslaughter. This follows the publication yesterday of the damning official report into the disaster, which found the Underground’s two top men, Sir Keith Bright and Dr Tony Ridley, guilty of mismanagement, complacency and confusion. Both have resigned. The MD of London Underground, Denis Tunnicliffe, and also Sophie Tarassenko, who chairs the Kings Cross Families Action Group, comment. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Sophie Tarassenko; Denis Tunnicliffe

Keywords

Reports; Fires; London Underground; Safety; Public inquiries; Underground railway stations; Kings Cross Underground fire (1987); Tony Ridley; Keith Bright; Kings Cross Families Action Group

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