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Capability to cope with a repeat of the King’s Cross fire could potentially be severely hampered by cuts to life saving fire and rescue service resources in the capital, according to information collated by the Fire Brigades Union on the 30th anniversary of the King’s Cross fire. Read more here: https://www.fbu.org.uk/news/2017/11/16/could-london-fire-brigade-cope-another-kings-cross-fire-2017 | Fire Brigades Union

62K views · 446 reactions | In remembrance of the 31 lives lost at the Kings Cross fire on 18 November 1987 #WeRemember https://www.fbu.org.uk/history/kings-cross-underground-fire | Fire Brigades Union | Facebook

Daemonn Brody was the last person to emerge alive from the Kings Cross fire that killed 31 people | Sky News

11:48AM Structure Fire, 2200 block of Kings Cross. PFD, assisted by Cal Fire and Tulare County Fire, responded. Captain 71 arrived first and reported the garage fully engulfed. Fire personnel rapidly contained the fire. Units will remain on scene for mop-up operations. | Porterville Stringer

Today we mark 35 years since the King's Cross Fire. We remember the 31 people who tragically lost their lives and the devastating impact on their loved ones. It is believed the fire was started by a smokers discarded match on the wooden escalator. As people were being evacuated through the ticket hall there was a sudden flashover, and flames and smoke quickly engulfed the underground space. Amongst the victims was Station Officer Colin Townsley GM, from Soho Fire Station, who was overwhelmed by