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Hi,

langsam reicht es mit den Hiobsbotschaften von britischen Seaside-Resorts...dies meldet BBC News heute abend:

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A major fire has broken out on Brighton's Palace Pier.
Fire crews from the East and West Sussex brigades were called to the tourist attraction at 1920 GMT on Tuesday.

Dozens of people have been moved from the structure and witnesses have described seeing massive flames.

Lifeboats from Brighton and Shoreham were standing by as fire crews battle the flames.

Roads closed

Sussex Police have closed Kings Drive and Madeira Drive and warned people to stay away from the area.

A police spokesman said: "We could see the fire on our CCTV cameras. It was big when it started and it is still alight.

"It is towards the sea end of the pier and as yet we do not how it started.

"We are expecting traffic congestion in the area as the A259 has been closed westbound."

Meanwhile a witness on Brighton seafront said the flames could be seen rising above the fair rides at the far end of the pier.

Nikki Inman told BBC News: "Parts of the pier are dropping into the sea."

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Well, all I can say is: F.U.C.K.!!!

Gruß,

Tim
...I'm not an addict...maybe that's a lie?

Letzte Bearbeitung am 04-Feb-03 um 21:56 Uhr ()
Hier noch der passende bbc-Link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2726951.stm

und der des Parks
http://www.brightonpier.co.uk/indexflash.htm

Edit: ich sehe gerade, dass Tims Link oben doch funktioniert. Da hatte wohl meine Netzanbindung nur kurzzeitig "Schluckauf"

gone crazy - be back soon

Moin
Hier gibt es noch einige Bilder vom und nach dem Feuer zu sehen:

http://www.thisisbrightonandhove.co.uk/brighton__hove/news_features/palace_pier_fire/

Gruss
Jakob

Nach dem der Palace Pier kürzlich durch ein Feuer beschädigt wurde, ging nun auch der West Pier in Flammen auf.

Links zum Thema:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2894981.stm

http://www.thisisbrightonandhove.co.uk/brighton__hove/news_features/west_pier_fire/

http://brighton.co.uk/West_Pier/index.htm

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www.rct-online.com
www.rct2-online.com

Das kann doch nicht mehr normal sein, dass alle paar Monate ein Pier in Flammen steht....