<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Lesi sakhiwo siye sasebenza njengesikhungo sokusiza umphakathi wendawo izikhathi eziningana. NgoJanuwari 19, 1917, ifektri yenkampani yamakhemikhali iBrunner, Mond Co eSilvertown yaqhuma, yabulala abantu abangu-69 khona lapho, yalimaza kakhulu abanye abangu-98, abane babo kamuva bashona, nabanye abantu abangu-1 000 abathola ukulimala okuncane. Ukuqhuma kweSilvertown kwabangela ukubhujiswa okukhulu esifundeni, cishe izindlu ezingama-70,000 zalimala, kwashiya inani elikhulu lezakhamuzi. Ihholo lomphakathi lavula iminyango yalo futhi lanikeza ukudla, indawo yokuhlala, nezingubo kulabo abalahlekelwa amakhaya abo. Ngo-February 1953, iThames yagcwala indawo yaseCanning Town neCustom House, eyaziwa ngokuthi  <response>: Isikhukhula SaseNyakatho Yurophu Sango-1953. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi imizi engu-1.500 yalimala; i-105 Barking Road yaphinde yanikeza izakhamuzi izindawo zokuhlala zesikhashana. 