King's Cross fire
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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 f
A police car, three fire engines and an ambulance outside King's Cross
The now-decommissioned wooden escalator at Greenford station (seen in 2006), similar to the one that caught fire at King's Cross
Memorial plaque with the clock to the 1987 fire in the station
Memorial to the 1987 fire in St Pancras New Church
Colin Townsley
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Colin James Townsley, was an English firefighter. In 1987 Townsley was station officer in charge of Red Watch at Soho Fire Station in central London. He was one of 31 people killed in the King's Cross
King's Cross fire
…Thirty-one people died in the incident and 100 people were taken to hospital, 19 with serious injuries. LFB Station Officer Colin Townsley from Soho fire station was in charge of the first pump fire engine to arrive at the scene and was in the ticket hall at the time of the flashover. He…
Memorial plaque