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Berrow
fire lights up skies around Burnham-On-Sea
The fire broke out at around 8pm and quickly spread across the marshy dunes and reed beds to the west of Berrow Church. Eyewitnesses at the scene saw flames up to five metres high, as shown in these photos. An area half a mile long and 500 metres wide was destroyed.
Eight fire engines from Burnham-On-Sea, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater and Cheddar were called to the incident and several firefighters with hoses and beaters tried to bring the blaze under control. A water carrier from Bridgwater and a command support unit from Street were also drafted in to help, along with a police helicopter.
Earlier, the Brean Down beach warden had evacuated the beach around the incident area and advised onlookers to move away given the high tide and dangerous nature of the fire.
A spokesman
for Somerset Fire and Rescue confirmed on Thursday that the cause of
the fire was believed to be deliberate and that arsonists were probably
to blame. RELATED
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A
dramatic fire in Berrow's dunes lit up the skies around Burnham-On-Sea
on
Wednesday night (September 1st).
The
fire appeared to be active in at least four areas and was being fanned
by a brisk Westerly wind coming off the Bristol Channel.
None
of the fire engines and other rescue vehicles was allowed onto the beach
due to the high tide which peaked at around 10.00pm and reached the
edge of Berrow's sand dunes.
The
incident was visible from several miles away in Burnham-On-Sea, as shown
in our photograph above, with thick black smoke rising into the skies
above Berrow.