A memorial to the seven firemen killed while tackling a fire in a warehouse on Kilbirnie Street in the Southside of Glasgow on the 25th of August 1972. They were killed when a flashover occurred when they were trying to rescue a trapped colleague.
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As well as this community mosaic, there is an official memorial plaque on the banks of the Clyde near the Kingston Bridge and a tomb where those who were killed are laid to rest in the city's Necropolis.
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A community mosaic created by pupils from Anderston and Saint Patrick's Primary Schools in association with Impact Arts to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fire at a bonded whisky warehouse on Cheapside Street in Glasgow where fourteen firemen and five members of the city's salvage corp were killed.
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