Fire Safety Science Digital Archive

On the night of 5-6th May a fire occurred in the auditorium of the Ritz Cinema, Muswell Hill, after the last performance on the 5th, and the inspection by the staff at about 10.15 p.m. At 7.00 a.m. the following morning a cleaner found a fire involving an area of about 1,400 sq.ft of seating of the front stalls; flames were about 18 in. above some of the seats. The alarm was given and the fire readily extinguished by the fire brigade without further spread.