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More than 50 killed in blasts". The Guardian. London. 8 July 2005. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022 . Retrieved 8 August 2022. Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 1401 Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989 Driverless Tube trains: Unions vow 'war' over plan". BBC News. 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014 . Retrieved 3 April 2014.

At 19:42, the entire escalator was aflame, producing superheated gas that rose to the top of the shaft enclosing the escalator, where it was trapped against the tunnel ceiling, which was covered with about twenty layers of old paint from past repainting. As the superheated gases pooled along the ceiling of the escalator shaft, the layers of paint began absorbing the heat. A few years before the fire, the Underground's director of operations had warned that the accumulated paint might pose a fire hazard. However, painting protocols were not in his purview, and his suggestion was widely ignored by his colleagues. [9] A brief history of the Underground – London Underground milestones". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014 . Retrieved 6 June 2014. Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021. East London line officially opens". BBC News. 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015 . Retrieved 2 April 2010.Work begins to cool the platforms at two major central London stations" (Press release). Transport for London. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014 . Retrieved 27 March 2014. At approximately 19:30, [1] several passengers reported seeing a fire on a Piccadilly line escalator. Officers of the British Transport Police (BTP) and station staff went to investigate and on confirming the fire one of the policemen went to the surface to radio for the London Fire Brigade (LFB), [4] which sent four fire appliances and a turntable ladder at 19:36. [5] The fire was beneath the escalator and was impossible to reach by use of a fire extinguisher. There was water fog equipment, but staff had not been trained in its use. [6] At 19:39, BTP officers made the decision to evacuate the station using the Victoria line escalators. [7] The LFB arrived a few minutes later, and several firemen went down to the escalator to assess the fire. They saw a fire about the size of a large cardboard box, and planned to fight it with a water jet and men with breathing apparatus. [8]

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Walking between stations

Londonist Ltd – Last 1967 Victoria Line Train". YouTube. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 . Retrieved 23 October 2018. King's Cross fire: Victims remembered at wreath-laying service". BBC News. 18 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018 . Retrieved 20 June 2018. A 24-hour Night Tube service on Friday and Saturday nights, due to start in September 2015 on the entire line, [46] was delayed because of strike action. [47] The service began in August 2016, with trains running at 10-minute intervals on the whole line. [48] Design [ edit ]