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30 years ago the #KingsCross fire took the lives of 31 people & changed fire safety forever. We'll relive that blaze in real time #KX30 
Mr Squire was travelling up escalator 4 & noticed white smoke underneath stair treads & saw sparks. He reported it to the booking clerk #KX30
Halfway up escalator 4 Mr Myatt saw wisps of smoke & smelt burning. When he reached the top another passenger hit the stop button #KX30
Control Officer Patsy French receives the first 999 call from @BTP that there is an escalator alight on #Piccadilly line #KX30
2 fire engines & a turntable ladder from #Soho, one fire engine from #Clerkenwell & one from Manchester Square mobilisied #KX30
Railway worker Mr Farrell saw smoke halfway up escalator 4 as he cordoned off the bottom of the stairs #KX30
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