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the 1987 King's Cross fire was also escalator related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire Smok
by coremoff 5y ago
the 1987 King's Cross fire was also escalator related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire
Smoking on the escalators, wooden steps, and build-up of trash in the inaccessible area underneath them all contributed.
- lbriner 5y agoIf you want a really interesting read, which is great at showing how a methodical enquiry is carried out is here: https://www.theisrm.org/documents/Fennel%20(1988)%20Investigation%20Intointo%20the%20Kings%20Cross%20Fire.pdf https://www.theisrm.org/documents/Fennel%20(1988)%20Investig... It might look long but is still really interesting to read, the simple questions that needed to be answered, the interviews and the conclusion.
- seryoiupfurds 5y ago> This sudden transition in intensity, and the spout of fire, was due to the previously unknown trench effect, discovered by the computer simulation of the fire, and confirmed in two scale model tests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_effect
- walshemj 5y agoI just missed that fire as I left early that day to get back home for a DnD game. My normal commute would have taken me right into the center of the fire.