[Simon Lamrock]

WREATHS were laid on Friday to remember those who lost their lives in the 1987 King’s Cross station blaze.

A ceremony marked 35 years since the devastating inferno which led to 31 fatalities and many more injuries.

Colin Townsley

Among them was station officer Colin Townsley, whose service is honoured with a red plaque at the rebuilt station. He died trying to help a passenger to safety.

Pictures in the aftermath of the fire showed how the old wooden escalators had burned.

A lit match had fallen through a gap and set fire to litter and grease underneath the steps.

Later a fireball blasted through the ticket hall during the evening rush hour.