How many people died in the London Underground fire?
How many people died in the London Underground fire? What happened? On the evening of 18 November 1987, a fire at King's Cross London Underground train station killed 30 people, including one of the first fire-officers on the scene. A further person died later in hospital.
Is Kings Cross safe at night?
Kings Cross is perfectly safe, and late at night the station will be busy with people returning from nights out in Central London. Just take the usual precautions that you would in any large city anywhere in the world, and make sure you are familiar with the route from the station to your accommodation.