Victoria Hall disaster

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
human stampede
gptkbp:age_of_victims mostly between 7 and 11 years old
gptkbp:cause crowd crush
gptkbp:consequence introduction of laws requiring public venues to have outward-opening emergency exits
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 16 June 1883
gptkbp:event children's variety show
gptkbp:eventType theatre accident
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Victoria Hall disaster
gptkbp:injuries over 100
gptkbp:legacy influenced building safety standards
gptkbp:location gptkb:Victoria_Hall,_Sunderland,_England
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national attention in 1883
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Victoria_Hall_Disaster_Memorial,_Mowbray_Park,_Sunderland
gptkbp:notable_for deadliest stampede in British history
gptkbp:notableSurvivor none known
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Mr._and_Mrs._Fay
gptkbp:relatedLegislation emergency exit regulations in the UK
gptkbp:victim 183
children
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stampede
gptkb:Victoria_Hall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6