The King's Cross fire: Experimental verification of the ‘Trench effect’

The King's Cross fire: Experimental verification of the ‘Trench effect’

This paper describes the series of experiments carried out to elucidate the mechanism by which the fire involving an escalator at King's Cross Underground Station on 18 November 1987 spread so rapidly.

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Veröffentlicht in:Fire safety journal 1992, Vol.18 (1), p.75-82
Hauptverfasser: Drysdale, D.D., Macmillan, A.J.R., Shilitto, D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Applied sciences
Building technical equipments
Buildings
Buildings. Public works
Exact sciences and technology
Fire behavior of materials and structures
Fire protection
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Zusammenfassung:This paper describes the series of experiments carried out to elucidate the mechanism by which the fire involving an escalator at King's Cross Underground Station on 18 November 1987 spread so rapidly.
ISSN:0379-7112
DOI:10.1016/0379-7112(92)90048-H