LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Council fire safety obligations

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:32

Description

Report on a fire (20/11/84) in a bed and breakfast at Gloucester Place, Camden, London, that resulted in the deaths of previously homeless Bengali woman Mrs Abdul Karim and her two children, and on Westminster City Council and GLC’s responsibility for safety inspections. Includes interview with Nick Fielding, who has written a report for homelessness organisation Shelter; Chairwoman of Westminster City Council’s Housing Committee, councillor Patricia Kirwan; Chair of the GLC’s Public Services and Fire Brigades Committee, Simon Turney. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Patricia Kirwan; Simon Turney; Nick Fielding

Keywords

Deaths; London; Reports; Fires; Housing; GLC; Council housing; Councils; Hostels; Westminster; Westminster City Council; Hotels; Accommodation; Fire safety; Safety measures; Fire prevention; Shelter (organization); Legal liability; Abdul Karim

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