Handsworth Riots 1985 Pogus Caesar

What is now known as the Handsworth Riots, lasted for two days. In the aftermath, well over 1500 police officers were drafted into the area and 50 shops were either burnt or looted. Damage to property was estimated at hundreds of thousands of pounds. 35 people were either injured or hospitalised, two people were unaccounted for, and two people lost their lives.

Even today people still ask the question “how could a tiny spark turn into such a gigantic flame?”

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