A fireman wades through tanks of antiseptic in the Moorgate Underground station tunnel following the train disaster of last Friday. – Vintage Photograph

On March 3, 1975, a fireman waded through tanks of antiseptic in the Moorgate Underground station tunnel after a train disaster that occurred the previous Friday. Rescuers were still trying to free the bodies of victims and were warned to report even small scratches so they could receive anti-tetanus injections.On March 3, 1975, a fireman waded through tanks of antiseptic in the Moorgate Underground station tunnel after a train disaster that occurred the previous Friday. Rescuers were still trying to free the bodies of victims and were warned to report even small scratches so they could receive anti-tetanus injections.

Dimensions: 18 x 23.2 cm

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OCR computer generated text:

London 3/3/1975, PA: A fireman wading through tanks of antiseptic today after working in the tunnel at Moorgate Underground station where rescuers are still trying to free the bodies of victims of last Friday’s train disaster. Conditions in the death tunnel are so bad that rescuers have been warned to report even small scratches so they can be given anti-tetanus injections. PAP 170137-33 (Ha-R) See PA “6 Tube (substitute)” timed 0946 POLICE CONTROL K SHOE SHOP MOORGATE STATION T METROPOLITAN CIRCLE LINES NOUM.

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PA Yic2 OPICOC MON P3 MA Tube – 3 MAR 1975