LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Abbeystead waterworks disaster - Ruling

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 Mar 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:00

Description

Report on the Abbeystead disaster in 05/84 following a High Court ruling that negligence by the designers, builders, and owners of the Abbeystead pumping station in Lancashire caused the explosion in which 16 villagers died and 28 others were seriously injured during a North West Water PR exercise. The ruling means damages will now be claimed by survivors and relatives of the victims. Interviews with survivors John Cobb and John Holmes; fireman (poss. Chris Guinan); official for water authority speaking after the disaster. Male reporter not identified. For Lookback programme.

Contributors

John Cobb; John Holmes; Chris Guinan?

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; Fires; Industrial accidents; Lancashire; Compensation; Legal decisions; Burns; Gas explosions; Abbeystead; St. Michaels on Wyre; Pumping stations; High courts; Lookback (radio programme); North West Water

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