BBC Crimewatch features Little Holme Walk incident
On Wednesday the 27 January 2010 the BBC programme Crimewatch will feature a reconstruction of the fire at Little Holme Walk, Bolton which killed Alana Mian, aged 4, and her grandmother Hameeda Begum and left Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) Firefighter Steve Morris with extensive injuries including 50% burns. The programme will include a filmed reconstruction of the events of the night of the incident, which Steve’s colleagues from Bolton and Farnworth Fire stations volunteered to take part in. It will also include interviews with Mumtaz Chisty, Alana’s grandfather and Hameeda’s husband, Detective Chief Inspector Jeff McMahon from the Major Incident Team at Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and FF Steve Morris. County Fire Officer Steve McGuirk said, “The terrible events at Little Holme Walk, which took the lives of Alana and Hameeda, and so drastically affected our colleague Steve Morris have left a lasting impression on each and every member of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. We support wholeheartedly Greater Manchester Police’s appeal for anyone with any information to come forward, and help to find who caused this terrible fire and give justice to all the people it has affected”. Anyone with information is urged to contact GMP’s Major Incident Team on 0161 856 2197 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Photo's: Firefighter Steve Morris Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |