Published:
July 28, 2008 In
photos: Weston pier fire watched from across Burnham-On-Sea area
Eighty
firefighters tackled a huge blaze at the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare
on Monday morning (July 28th) which was clearly visible from across
the Burnham-On-Sea area.
Black
smoke and flames billowed into the sky which were visible from
as far away as Gloucestershire and North Devon as the flames completely
destroyed the end of the pier.
Burnham-On-Sea's
pier manager, Louise Parkin, who knows the Weston pier owners
Kerry and Michelle Michaels very well, told Burnham-On-Sea.com:
"My heart goes out to them both."
"I
was absolutely devastated to hear about the news this morning.
It's
horrific for them. They took on the pier to put someting back
into Weston and this has happened. It's horrific. This will be
bad for Weston and bad for tourism in the south west."
Two
fire engines from Burnham-On-Sea travelled to Weston to be on
standby in case they were needed.
The
blaze was clearly visible from Brean Down, as shown in this photo
from Dave West
Smoke
from the fire was seen from Burnham seafront above the town's
pier
Dave
Snook took this shot of the start of the blaze on his way into
work at Isleport in Highbridge
Highbridge
man Barry Gorman took this incredible shot of the blaze at its
height
The
scene from the centre of Brean
Herd
the news? Everyone wanted a vantage point
The
blaze quickly spread across the end of the pier
Fire
crews damped down the scene throughout Monday
A
long line of fire engines outside the pier
A
mangled mass of wreckage now lies at the end of the pier
Video
coverage of the fire taken from Brean Down and Weston seafront
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