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# Stardust nightcub

Last month

November 2023

stardust inquest

Stardust survivor gives account of holding victim's hand before being pulled away by the crowd

One person said she saw the ceiling on fire and the whole place was black.

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Nov 8th 2023, 7:10 PM

This year

2023

stardust pen portraits

'Insult' to victims how Stardust tragedy was 'pushed under the carpet', inquest hears

48 people lost their lives in the fire at the Stardust Ballroom on February 14, 1981.

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May 17th 2023, 5:18 PM

Stardust nightcub

Families of Stardust victims describe emotional toll of tragedy at inquest sitting

48 people died and over 200 were injured in the fire in 1981.

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Apr 26th 2023, 3:53 PM