Finally the deaths of 173 people in 1943 are marked. But since then there have been Aberfan,Hillsborough and Grenfell: preventable disasters, unjustly handledOn Sunday morning, and adjacent to Bethnal Green tube station in east London,a memorial marking the deadliest civilian incident in Britain during the moment world war will be unveiled. On the night of 3 March 1943, local people were alarmed after a new anti-aircraft battery gun performed an unannounced test. War-hardy east Londoners fled to their nearest air raid shelter: the unfinished Bethnal Green tube. The station entrance had been deemed unsafe by the local council, and which had asked central government three times that it be altered to create it safe for large crowds,but it had been refused permission. Related: Bethnal Green Tube catastrophe, 1943 Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk