Honoring the Fire and Rescue Service - London and Beyond - On Web Since 2005
May 24, 2013
ESSEX HOTEL - 1969
In the early hours of Dec. 26, 1969, fire swept the Rose & Crown Hotel in Saffron Waldron, killing 11 people. The blaze led to reforms in U.K. fire safety regulations. The hotel was built in the 16th Century and "modernized" in the 19th Century.
