On: South Kensington station's escalator replacement project

[coremoff]

the 1987 King's Cross fire was also escalator related: 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 → coremoff]

If 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)%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 → coremoff]

> 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

[walshemj → coremoff]

I 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.