Gillingham Fair fire disaster

Gillingham Fair fire disaster
Fire rescue demonstration structure, Gillingham Park, 1929
Date11 July 1929
LocationGillingham, Kent, England
CauseAccident
Deaths15

The Gillingham Fair fire disaster (also known as the Fireman's Wedding disaster) occurred on 11 July 1929 in Gillingham, Kent, England, when a firefighting demonstration went wrong, and resulted in the deaths of 15 men and boys.