Gerrard Street fire

Title

Gerrard Street fire

Genre

Press conference; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:22

Description

Press statement and interview by a Metropolitan Police Chief Superintendent (not identified - poss. George Churchill-Coleman) about a fire at the illegal gambling 39 Club in Gerrard Street in London’s China Town which killed at least 7 and destroyed the building, and on police investigation. Male reporter not identified. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

George Churchill-Coleman?

Keywords

Deaths; London; Fires; Police; Nightclubs; Explosions; Arson; Criminal investigation; Gambling; Organized crime; Gerrard Street; China Town; 39 Club

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