New Cross fire father interviewed

Title

New Cross fire father interviewed

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Jul 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:08:02

Description

Interview with Charles Collins, father of Steve Collins, one of 13 victims who died in a fire in New Cross, South London on 18/01/81 during a birthday party. The jury returned an open verdict but the victims’ relatives believe the fire was started deliberately in a racist attack. Female interviewer not identified. (The victims were: Humphrey Geoffrey Brown, Peter Campbell, Gerry Paul Francis, Andrew Gooding, Roseline Henry, Patricia Johnson, Patrick Cummings, Owen Thompson, Steve Collins, Lloyd Hall, Glenton Powell, Yvonne Ruddock, Paul Ruddock).

Contributors

Charles Collins

Keywords

Deaths; London; Fires; Adolescents; Black peoples; Inquests; Racially motivated crime; Arson; Verdicts; New Cross; New Cross Fire (1981); Charles Collins; Steve Collins

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