A service to remember 13 people who died is taking place in Slade Green, south-east London.
The victims of the Slade Green Filling Factory fire were photographed with fellow workers shortly before the disasterA memorial service to commemorate 13 people who died in an explosion at a munitions factory has taken place 100 years on from the disaster.
Twelve young women and a man were killed when fire ripped through their hut on marshes near Slade Green, south-east London, on 18 February 1924.It was held at St Augustine's Church in Slade Green from 15:00 GMT. On the morning of the disaster, 20 girls and women and a man were breaking down Verey lights - cartridge flares used for signalling and lighting at night - in a hut belonging to the Slade Green Filling Factory.British Pathé footage shot in the aftermath of the disaster shows the destruction caused by the explosionMost of the female victims, who were aged between 16 and 24 and all lived locally, died after they became trapped inside.
Relatives of those who were killed are set to attend the service along with the families of survivors, the Bishop of Rochester, the mayor of Bexley and local MP Sir David Evennett.
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