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Play It AgainYou are in: Lancashire > Radio Lancashire > Play It Again > Play It Again: Abbeystead Disaster  Abbeystead disaster Play It Again: Abbeystead DisasterWe delve into the BBC Radio Lancashire vaults to reflect on one of Lancashire's biggest ever tragedies...the Abbeystead disaster. It was 25 years ago this month that 16 people died and 24 were injured in a massive explosion at a water pumping station. Many of them were from the nearby village of St Michael's on Wyre who were visiting the plant with NW water authority representatives over concerns about flooding into their village. Chris Rider made a special programme ten years after the disaster... Help playing audio/video last updated: 29/05/2009 at 08:50 Have Your SaySEE ALSO
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