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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. The fire began at approximately 19:30 on 18 November 1987, [1] at a major interchange on the London Underground
The Downunder Hostel Fire was a lethal fire on 17 September 1989, set shortly before 5:00 am in a backpackers hostel on Darlinghurst Road in the Kings Cross area of Sydney, Australia. [1] The fire was the fifth most deadly disaster in Australia in 1989.
It is now kept at Chiswick Fire Station as a memorial. At Soho Fire Station, Townsley's space remains empty in his memory and Chiswick Fire Station also has a memorial to him. [13] Townsley's name is included on the plaque at King's Cross that memorialises the victims of the fire which was provided by the King's Cross Disaster Fund. [14]
Colin Townsley was part of the first group of firefighters on the scene of the incident in 1987.
"The Kings Cross Disaster" November 18, 1987: King's Cross fire: A fire kills 31 people at the Kings Cross station. Investigators spend months trying to explain the fire's unusual pattern, which they determined was started by a smoker's match.
On 18 November 1987, a large fire broke out in King's Cross St Pancras station. Thirty-one people died, killed by the toxic fumes and extreme heat of the blaze. The fire was the result of a discarded match or cigarette igniting debris, detritus and grease beneath the wooden escalators. As a result of this, the widely ignored smoking ban was ...
The convention center is currently sheltering some 300 people who lost their homes in the Eaton fire, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Red Cross says it will continue to shelter the victims ...
The trench effect became known because of the scientific investigation of the King's Cross fire, which occurred on the London Underground in 1987. The fire started on an escalator (containing wood and years of built-up grease) between the Piccadilly line platforms and the ticket hall at King's Cross St Pancras tube station.