Kings Cross Station Fire 2025. Fears lessons of deadly 1987 King's Cross fire have been Thirty-one people died when a fire started beneath a wooden escalator at the London station in 1987. Thirty years ago, 31 people lost their lives in the worst fire the London Underground has ever seen
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The fire is thought to have started after a lit match fell through a gap on a wooden escalator and set fire to the grease and litter beneath the steps. On November 18, 1987 a fire ripped through King's Cross St Pancras Underground station resulting in the deaths of 31 people.
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Moorgate station is shut after a fire alert Trains between Moorgate and Finsbury Park will be cancelled or delayed Send pictures and information to alex.marsh@newsquest.co.uk The King's Cross fire occurred in 1987 at King's Cross St Pancras tube station in London, England, causing 31 fatalities.It began under a wooden escalator before spreading into the ticket hall in a flashover. Thirty years ago, 31 people lost their lives in the worst fire the London Underground has ever seen
Fire near King's Cross train station in London at construction site. King's Cross station was closed earlier today (Wednesday, March 20) because it was overcrowded, TfL has explained Thousands of people have been evacuated from Kings Cross St Pancras following a security alert.Video footage circulating online shows crowds of passengers being escorted out of the station amid a station announcement of a "reported emergency."A status alert from Transport for London reads: "King's Cross St
What the King’s Cross station fire can teach us about better demand. Those who died included London Fire Brigade Station Officer Colin Townsley, who was overcome by smoke and fumes while trying to help a burned passenger to safety. Three decades on from the devastating fire that swept through London's King's Cross station, survivors and victims' relatives talk about the disaster that claimed 31 lives on 18 November 1987.