Kings Cross fire disaster

Title

Kings Cross fire disaster

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

19 Nov 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:08

Description

Report on debate in the Commons on the Kings Cross Underground fire. Includes Transport Secretary Paul Channon launching an inquiry and responding to questions; Robert Hughes, Labour shadow transport spokesperson asking for the inquiry to be far-reaching and referring to Oxford Circus station fire; Frank Dobson, local MP for Kings Cross, attacks the cuts in Underground staff numbers and lack of fire training. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Frank Dobson; Paul Channon; Robert Hughes

Keywords

London; Fires; Underground railway networks; Fire safety; Underground railway stations; London Regional Transport; Kings Cross Underground fire (1987); LRT; Fire prevention

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