Fire Safety in UK Underground Stations: Post-King's Cross Design Standards

Since the 1987 King's Cross fire, underground station design has been transformed. We examine current fire safety standards.. Underground Station Fire Safety Post King's Cross Changes The 1987 King's Cross fire killed 31 people and led to wholesale reform: Complete ban on wooden escalators Non combustible materials throughout Water fog suppression on escalators Enhanced ventilation and smoke management Station closure triggers Current Standards LUL Engineering Standards for fire safety Performance based fire engineering for new stations CFD modelling of platform and tunnel ventilation Evacuation modelling for all scenarios Fire and emergency response procedures For transport infrastructure fire engineering, contact us.