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Past incidents

Major fires and what they changed: how each one started and spread, the investigation that followed, and the lessons that still shape the rules today.

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Case study · 1987 · Transport
The King's Cross fire 1987 explained: the trench effect, the flashover and the Fennell investigation
How a lit match under a wooden escalator became the flashover that killed 31 people at King's Cross in 1987, why the trench effect drove it into the ticket hall, and what the Fennell investigation changed.
31 deaths, including 1 firefighter

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The King's Cross fire 1987 explained: the trench effect, the flashover and the Fennell investigation