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Photo: Woolworths Museum
On May 8, 1979, flames swept a Woolworth store in central Manchester, England, killing 10 people and injuring 47 others. The fire started in an electrical cable and spread to furniture made of flammable polyurethane foam. There were about 500 people in the store at the the time. Among the victims was Woolworth employee Cyril Baldwin, 68, who served as an auxiliary fireman during World War Two and died trying to save others.
