File photo dated 08/07/88 of a fire burning on the North Sea oil rig Piper Alpha following an explosion that killed 167 men. The 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster falls later this week, with those who perished in the tragedy to be remembered at a special memorial service. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday July 2, 2018. The evening event will take place in Aberdeen on Friday at the Piper Alpha Memorial Garden in Hazlehead Park. See PA story ANNIVERSARY PiperAlpha. Photo credit should read: PA Wire
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