The Birmingham pub bombings on 21 November 1974 , which killed 21 people and injured 182 , presented emergency services with unprecedented peacetime demands . According to eyewitness accounts , the fire officer in charge , knowing the 40 ambulances he requested were unlikely to be available , requested the Taxi Owners Association to transport the injured to the nearby Birmingham Accident Hospital and Birmingham General Hospital
Birmingham pub bombings
Birmingham pub bombings
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