Fire at Vauxhall Station

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Re: Fire at Vauxhall Station

« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2016, 19:39:00 »

I think that misses the point - which was "wot no insulation" on the cables? I suggest the words "fire-damaged" were missing from the quoted text.


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Re: Fire at Vauxhall Station

« Reply #16 on: May 05, 2016, 22:41:42 »

Quote from: broadgage on May 05, 2016, 13:19:35

Quote from: Bmblbzzz on May 05, 2016, 13:07:42

Rubbish under the platform, if that's the actual cause, is horribly reminiscent of Kings Cross. Sad

Somewhat, but a fire out in the open is most unlikely to kill anyone since escape is easy and smoke can not build up.

Hmm. Rubbish under a wooden structure was a feature of the Bradford City football stadium fire, too - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_City_stadium_fire

Fire can spread very quickly in any even semi-enclosed wooden structure, so they were right to take no chances at Vauxhall.


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Re: Fire at Vauxhall Station

« Reply #17 on: May 06, 2016, 00:41:03 »

Rather spookily I was watching the unedited Yorkshire Television/ITV sport footage of the Bradford City fire just this week. A video that was long suppressed but surfaced on Wikileaks a few years ago. Interestingly this video was, and maybe still is, used by Fire Services as a training aid.

https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Suppressed_Bradford_City_Vally_Parade_stadium_fire_tragedy_footage,_11_May_1985

4 minutes from small fire to inferno that killed 56. Shocking.


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Re: Fire at Vauxhall Station

« Reply #18 on: May 06, 2016, 01:34:00 »

Quote from: bignosemac on May 06, 2016, 00:41:03

4 minutes from small fire to inferno that killed 56. Shocking.

Yes.


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« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2016, 10:35:48 »

Quote from: bignosemac on May 06, 2016, 00:41:03

We were shown this in our office. Shocking yes


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« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2016, 19:48:24 »

Quote from: Tim on May 06, 2016, 10:35:48

We were shown this in our office. Shocking yes

So were we


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