The New Cross house fire was a fire that occurred during a party at a house in New Cross, south-east London, in the early hours of Sunday, 18 January 1981. The blaze killed 13 young Black people aged between 14 and 22, and one survivor took his own life two years later. The New Cross fire – described by Darcus Howe in 2011 as "the blaze we cannot forget" – is significant as a turning point in the relationship between Black Britons, the police and the media, and marks an "intergenerational allian

On 18 January 1981, a devastating fire in London’s New Cross Road took the lives of 13 young black people. The aftermath defined race relations in Britain. If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues in Uprising, the following organisations may be able to help: bbc.in/2UV1PV7 | BBC One