Investigation begins into station restaurant fire

It has been reported that a probe is now under way following a fire which broke out in a Burger King Restaurant at Liverpool Street station in London on Thursday.

The busy station had to be closed soon after 2200 BST on Thursday night until the next day as a few thousand commuters had to be evacuated from the main terminal and the Tube station. A number of roads in the area were closed as the fire crews attended to the situation.

It took 40 firefighters and eight pumps from the London Fire Brigade (LFB) around three hours to put out the blaze in the restaurant unit, which is thought to have been started after a kitchen ventilation shaft caught alight.

There were no reported injuries although all train services had to be cancelled.

If you are a restaurant owner yourself or run a kitchen environment it is necessary to ensure that the premises are kitted out with fire safety equipment to protect the facility from fire. The risk of a similar event happening with these types of businesses is a lot higher than many others, so it is important to consider fire safety training.

When working in these busy environments your staff needs to be fully trained in fire safety, and so a Fire Safety in Kitchens and Restaurants course would be an ideal way to make sure that this is the case.