Fire engines and ambulances outside King's Cross

The King's Cross fire broke out on 18 November 1987 at approximately 19:30 at King's Cross St. Pancras tube station, a major interchange on the London Underground. The fire killed 31 people. As well as the mainline railway stations above ground and subsurface platforms for the Metropolitan lines, there were platforms deeper underground for the Northern, Piccadilly, and Victoria lines. The fire started on an escalator serving the Piccadilly Line and approximately 15 minutes after being reported, as the first members of the Fire Brigade were investigating, the fire flashed over, filling the underground ticket office with heat and smoke.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's Cross fire