Why did the pier burn down?
Trinity Ferry
2025-06-18 21:30:58
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On 28th March the Pavilion was destroyed in an arson attack, and then on 11th May the Concert Hall, already seriously damaged in a huge storm the previous December, was also deliberately set on fire. The Pavilion was destroyed in an arson attack. The Concert Hall was also deliberately set on fire.
Mittie Harris
2025-06-17 10:15:42
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Fire investigators were unable to find the exact cause of the fire so officially it remains unknown. It is however thought to be two cases of arson. The first fire on 28th March destroyed the Pavilion. The second fire on 11th and 12th May 2003 was more intense and consumed what was left - the remains of the Concert Hall. Two seperate fires which are thought to be deliberate cases of arson took place in March and May 2003.
Cale Terry
2025-06-09 19:01:31
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Today marks 20 years since the West Pier erupted in flames following an arson attack. The blaze marked one of the final nails in the coffin for the Grade I listed pier, which had fallen into a state of disrepair over several decades. On March 28, 2003, coastguard helicopters, lifeboats, police and firefighters were called to the pier after it burst into flames. A second suspicious fire ripped through the structure on May 11, with the pier’s last surviving kiosk swept away in a storm in December 2005. Tragedy struck in December 2002, when the pier partially collapsed during a storm, sending the pavilion tumbling into the sea. The complete destruction of the pier left restoration plans in tatters. Police issue statement on arson investigations.
Antonina Zemlak
2025-06-03 01:07:28
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We all knew it was arson. Nobody has ever been held responsible for the suspected arson attack, which also dashed hopes that the pier would be restored to its former glory.
Gretchen Rogahn
2025-05-23 16:57:30
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The owners of the Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare discovered this to their cost in 2008 when a fire broke out following an electrical fault. The alarm went off as it should do at 1.35am but the emergency services were not called until 7am, allowing the fire to take hold and eventually burn down the entire structure. The fire broke out following an electrical fault. When the pier underwent a £51 million rebuild in 2010, Sovereign were selected to install and maintain a new fire system that could protect huge numbers of visitors, the pier’s employees and, ultimately, one of the west country’s landmark buildings.
Luella Marvin
2025-05-14 15:52:12
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The pier was completely destroyed by fire in 1904. After this devasting fire the pier was sold to the Portsmouth Coorporation and rebuilt as a pleasure pier at a cost of £85,000. South Parade Pier is destoyed by fire again during the making of Ken Russell's film 'Tommy' in 1974. In a scene with Oliver Reed, smoke can clearly by seen. The pier has been destroyed by fire 3 times, the most infamous being in 1974 during the making of the film 'Tommy'.
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