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Accidents - Disasters - Fires - Floods - Tragedies

Jun. 06, 1963 - Dramatic fight for Life.: This dramatic picture was taken shortly after a building that was being demolished in Exeter street, near the Strand, London, collapsed. One of the workmen was buried underneath the rubble. For 45 minutes his workmates tore at the pile with their bar hands, helped by firemen and ambulancemen, but when they found him ha was dead. Photo shows the scene as the men race against time searching for their mate

Picture No
13244236
Media ID
47023000
Size
5559px x 4444px (1.6MB)
Credit
(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone Pictures USA

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Ambulancemen Buried Collapsed Demolished Exeter Helped Mate Minutes Pile Searching Shortly Strand Tore Underneath Workmates Workmen


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