[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Rowlf

It is 55 years ago today since the Hapton Valley pit disaster. R.I.P. to all those who lost their lives that terrible day.

I remember that day, I was on at the Fire Station, we didn'dtuyrn out to that incident it was in Burnley area then, but there was a building attached to the police station that could only be accessed from the Fire Stn yard, I was helping the ambulance men when they brought the bodies in, we were stacking them on the shelves on stretchers around the room, the last two had to be left on the floor covered in blankets, the following day I was helping the funeral undertakers when they came to collect the bodies, none of the other firemen would come near, but the bosses were only too happy to leave me to it, can't remember now how many, but there were a lot, and some of th undertakers slipped me 1/2 crown for helping.