News media report that fire is destroying the pier at Weston-super-Mare in southwest England. The fire service was called at 0645 today, Monday, 28th July. Rod Brenner, who owned the pier until six months ago when he sold it, said, "The entire pavillion has gone admittedly, and it'll be oviously a huge project to rebuild it, which will take a considerable amount of time. I mean, when it burnt down last time in 1930, it took three years and they probably moved a bit quicker than we do nowadays."
Piers are especially vulnerable to fire. They are difficult to reach for the fire service; many of the buildings on the pier and often much of its structure is made of wood and water supply on the pier is often inadequate for fire-fighting purposes. Weston-super-Mare has now lost its pier for the second time but it is not the only pier to be destroyed by fire. In February 2003 fire destroyed Brighton Pier and in October 2005 fire destroyed Southend Pier.
Read more at BBC News and European Fire Sprinkler Network
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
This blog is for news about fire sprinkler and fire protection issues.
Posts
