Kings Cross fire 1987 news footage
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Uploaded by B251 on Nov 19, 2006
A fire shitted up the insides of an underground station in London, 31 died including the brave station officer from Soho, Colin Townsley was first in without BA, he did it to save many others. the London fire brigade havent forgotten his efforts.
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@wesmanavus This was in 1987.. Baring in mind the escalators were are very old due to the age of the underground network...
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My teacher was in college at the time of the fire and she said it was absolute chaos, she also told me how distraught everyone was when S.O Colin Townsley was discovered dead, rest in peace brave soul.
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stupid britons using wooden escalators LMAO
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The extreme heat was due to the Ram-Lam-Firetube effect but the so-called flashover was due to explosion of pent up vapour from all the grease.
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Look @ 1:35. Firemen are now on 40 year pensions. Will be riding at age 60/65. Its a joke and needs sorting!
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wheres bayleaf and his team
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im surprised that this fire effect on the 30 degree angle hadnt been discovered before by fire experts. had they known about what was happening on the stairs, more people could have been saved and there would have been a quick evacuation of the ticket hall. i know the person who dropped the match must have felt awful after, but they might have dropped it by accident rather than just carelessly tossing it aside.
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all because of a cigarette fucking smokers that dont use ashtrays :(
8 months ago 2
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RIP Colin Townsley, the London Fire Brigade will miss you! You will always be remembered.
9 months ago 3
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50 lives saved, I'm amazed at the heroism of the firefighters that night, including Colin Townsley, what a brave man. I do wonder what ever happened to that person (who may or may not know it was them) who lit that match/cigarette and just dropped it down the escalator without a care in the world, not knowing the carnage that would ensue. All I can say is RIP to the 31 victims and their friends and family, what a tragedy.
angelicMisha 4 years ago 16
MrVideoCommentator is commentating pure bollocks and ought to be strung up by his own pair. The 'match/cigarette' theory was the most likely source of the fire but never proven - let alone them actually finding who dropped it.
krakenwave 2 years ago 7