HC Deb 07 November 1988 vol 140 c69W
Mr. Robert Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many sites of fires on London Underground escalators have been discovered in investigations following the King's Cross fire.

Mr. Portillo

Since the King's Cross fire, seven fires in escalators of London Underground have been reported. The discovery of the site of a previous fire is not a statutorily reportable incident and none has been discovered during inspections by the Railway Inspectorate.

Mr. Robert Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fires on London Underground escalators have been reported in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Portillo

LUL has reported the following numbers of fires during the last 10 years which occurred on escalators below ground and caused an interruption of more than 30 minutes to the service:

Up to 30 September
Year Number
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 0
1985 3
1986 1
1987 3
1988 7