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| Fire breaks out on seaside pier | Fire breaks out on seaside pier |
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| Fire crews are tackling a blaze at the Grand Pier in the Somerset seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare. | Fire crews are tackling a blaze at the Grand Pier in the Somerset seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare. |
| Avon Fire and Rescue Service said six engines were at the scene and described the incident as a "large fire". | Avon Fire and Rescue Service said six engines were at the scene and described the incident as a "large fire". |
| One eyewitness told the BBC the blaze broke out at the foot of the West Tower and smoke was billowing out to sea. | One eyewitness told the BBC the blaze broke out at the foot of the West Tower and smoke was billowing out to sea. |
| BBC Radio Bristol reporter Nigel Dando, who is at the scene, said it looked as if the pier had collapsed on itself. | |
| "Nothing is going to be saved," he said. | |
| "I'm about 200 yards away from the fire, there'll be nothing left after this fire, it's a desperately sad scene." | |
| Marie Harding, from the Royal Hotel on the seafront, said: "You can just see huge, great big smoke and loads and loads of flames and lots of firemen, lots and lots of people taking photos. | |
| "It's one of the pillars, it looks really, really bad." | |
| The quarter-of-a-mile-long pier, which attracts thousands of visitors a year, reopened in April after a massive revamp. | The quarter-of-a-mile-long pier, which attracts thousands of visitors a year, reopened in April after a massive revamp. |
| Are you in the area? Can you see the fire? Send us your comments using the form below: | Are you in the area? Can you see the fire? Send us your comments using the form below: |
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