Kentec provides fire protection for King’s Cross St Pancras escalators
The installation of a bespoke escalator water suppression system from Kentec Electronics to protect 10 new escalators in the Northern Ticket Hall at King’s Cross St Pancras Underground Station incorporates the latest developments in linear detection cable. The system is designed to give a greater degree of control over the sprinkler system as it allows sprinkler activation to be more localised, while providing a fire-safe environment and minimising services disruption from false alarms.
Kentec played a principal role in this project in integrating the Listec linear heat-detection interface to an addressable control system for ease of configurability.
The reliable and robust Kentec control system has been used extensively in London Underground stations — including Moorgate, Bank, Embankment, Holborn, Bond Street, St Paul’s and Shepherd’s Bush.
