Golden sparks rained down on The Nice Lafayette’s well-known present, “The Lion’s Bride”. They regarded like they had been a part of the efficiency. They weren’t — and shortly the theatre was ablaze. How one can save the three thousand viewers members now trapped in a burning constructing?27 years beforehand the Brooklyn Theatre had gone up in flames too. The terrified spectators grew to become a frantic, trampling mass, and practically 300 folks perished within the flames and smoke. Panic in an emergency can kill. However maintaining calm will also be deadly…
Cautionary Tales is written by me, Tim Harford, with Andrew Wright. It’s produced by Alice Fiennes, with assist from Edith Rousselot.
The sound design and unique music is the work of Pascal Wyse. Julia Barton edited the scripts.
Because of the group at Pushkin Industries, together with Jacob Weisberg, Heather Fain, Jon Schnaars, Carly Migliori, Eric Sandler, Emily Rostek, Royston Beserve, Nicole Morano, Daniella Lakhan and Maya Koenig.
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Shownotes
The Death and Life of the Great Lafayette, Gordon Rutter and Ian Robertson, New Lands Press, 2011
Investigation into the Kings Cross Underground Fire, Desmond Fennell, Her Majesty’s Stationery Workplace, 1988
Body 115: The mystery of the last Victim of the King’s Cross Fire, Paul Chambers, Wiley, 2007
The Mass Psychology of Disasters and Emergency Evacuations: A Analysis Report and Implications for Observe, John Drury and Christopher Cocking, College of Sussex, 2007
To Prevent ‘Panic’ in an Underground Emergency: Why Not Tell People the Truth? Guylene Proulx and Jonathan D Sime, Hearth Security Science – Proceedings of the Third Worldwide Symposium, pp. 843-852
Evacuation behaviors and emergency communications: An analysis of real-world incident videos, C. Natalie van der Wal, Mark A. Robinson, Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Steven Gwynne, Security Science Quantity 136, 2021
