Bethnal Green Tube disaster in World War II ‘avoidable’
Published March 7, 2012 | 
World War II Bethnal Green Tube disaster ‘avoidable’.
A total of 173 people, including 62 children, died in a crush on 3 March 1943, when people rushed to enter the station after hearing air-raid sirens.
The alarm turned out to be a test – and it led to the worst British civilian disaster in the war.
But author Rick Fountain, from Bromley, argues in a new book there were missed chances to make the shelter safe.
Read more of the article at BBC News – World War II Bethnal Green Tube disaster ‘avoidable’.
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