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		ReptileMan 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is TfL losing the battle against heat on the Victo... how many times has this scenario happened in last 20 years?

sealeck 5 months ago [–]

This is exactly the kind of thinking that lead to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire

In safety engineering you do have to think about low-probability events.

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