Thatcher visits Kings Cross fire disaster victims and scene

Title

Thatcher visits Kings Cross fire disaster victims and scene

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:16

Description

Margaret Thatcher visits victims in University College Hospital and the scene of the Kings Cross Underground fire. Chris Webber, a hospital administrator speaks about her visit and Michael Brough, a plastic surgeon, describes the victims’ injuries; Thatcher speaks to reporters at the Tube station praising the emergency services. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Chris Webber; Michael Brough

Keywords

London; Emergency services; Fires; Underground railway networks; Hospitals; Burns; Underground railway stations; Kings Cross Underground fire (1987); University College Hospital

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