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Nearly Sane

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The Hogmanay cinema panic that killed 71 children
« on: December 31, 2019, 09:17:49 AM »
I was brought up a few miles from this happening, and while it was a bit of time after it, am surprised I hadn't heard of it till today.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-50502446b
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Re: The Hogmanay cinema panic that killed 71 children
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2019, 10:34:20 AM »
Aye. My uncle's brother-in-law was one of the lucky ones who survived. He lost four of his schoolmates, one of whom was his cousin.
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Re: The Hogmanay cinema panic that killed 71 children
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2019, 10:38:22 AM »
How tragic!
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Re: The Hogmanay cinema panic that killed 71 children
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2020, 10:41:27 AM »
A tragic case which I did no know about.
Corrected link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-50502446
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