The London Underground has removed its popular book exchange libraries after the London Fire Brigade deemed them a fire risk. Signs posted in various stations indicated the closure, sparking dissent among book lovers who saw the initiative as a source of joy during commutes. Critics questioned the severity of the fire hazard posed by a few books compared to existing debris in the stations. While Transport for London is exploring the possibility of reinstating the libraries, commuters express frustration over the perceived overreach of regulations affecting small pleasures in their daily journeys.
Due to fire safety regulations from the London Fire Brigade, we have been forced to close all book exchange libraries on all London Underground Stations with immediate effect.
It's unclear why a few second-hand books pose such a great and imminent fire risk, one much more serious than that of the dust and debris on the platforms, tracks, and escalators.
But apparently despite being there for years the meddling bureaucrats have decided a couple of books near a tiled wall are a fire hazard. Why can't we have nice things?
The London Fire Brigade said regulations require TfL to remove book libraries from subsurface Tube stations, and that non-subsurface stations had been asked to remove their libraries until correct fire safety plans were in place.
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