LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Tennessee prison fire

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Jun 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:02:40

Description

Report on fire in Murray County Jail, Columbia, Tennessee where 42 people died on 26/6/77. The fire was started by 16-year-old Andy Zimmer. Includes interview. Reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

USA; Fires; Prisons; Andy Zimmer; Tennessee; Arson; Arsonists

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