Tube fired by match?
NZPA-AAP London The King’s Cross underground fire which killed 31 people in London in November was probably caused by a match. This is the conclusion of experts and fire investigators who will present evidence at an inquiry into the blaze which will open today. According to newspaper reports, the inquiry will be told the initial fire was probably caused by a naked flame, most likely a match, which setjight to the tread and tbjwi the
wooden cladding of the tube station’s escalator. The possibility of arson could not be ruled out, experts said. Experts will also report that a paint widely used throughout the - underground as a flame retardant may have been largely responsible for the fireball that burst into the ticket office from the escalator. It is thought that, when heated to 700 deg. by the already blazing wooden escalator, the walls and ceiling peeled and burned with explosive force.
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Press, 25 January 1988, Page 3
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