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Weston pier fire in video | Weston pier fire in video |
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The historic Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare has been destroyed in a blaze. | The historic Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare has been destroyed in a blaze. |
Dozens of firefighters fought to tackle the fire which took hold of the partly wooden pier in the North Somerset seaside resort early on Monday. | Dozens of firefighters fought to tackle the fire which took hold of the partly wooden pier in the North Somerset seaside resort early on Monday. |
No-one was injured, though black smoke and flames were said to be visible from as far away as Cardiff, Gloucestershire and north Devon. | No-one was injured, though black smoke and flames were said to be visible from as far away as Cardiff, Gloucestershire and north Devon. |
The investigation into the cause of the fire is under way. | The investigation into the cause of the fire is under way. |
IMAGES OF THE WESTON FIRE | IMAGES OF THE WESTON FIRE |
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Footage from the fire which destroyed much of the pier | |
Images through the morning as a blaze took hold of the pier. | Images through the morning as a blaze took hold of the pier. |
HOW FIRE TOOK HOLD OF THE PIER | HOW FIRE TOOK HOLD OF THE PIER |
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How the fire took hold of the 104-year-old pier | How the fire took hold of the 104-year-old pier |
Jane-Frances Kelly looks back over the dramatic fire in Weston-Super-Mare. | |
REACTION FROM WITNESSES | REACTION FROM WITNESSES |
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Eyewitnesses describe what they saw | Eyewitnesses describe what they saw |
Some of the early images of the blazing pier, along with comments from some of the first people who saw the pier on fire. | Some of the early images of the blazing pier, along with comments from some of the first people who saw the pier on fire. |
VIEW FROM THE BEACH | VIEW FROM THE BEACH |
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The view of the pier as seen by people on Weston beach | The view of the pier as seen by people on Weston beach |
A BBC camera caught a view of the smouldering pier, and people watching it, from the beach. | A BBC camera caught a view of the smouldering pier, and people watching it, from the beach. |
HELICOPTER VIEW | HELICOPTER VIEW |
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A bird's eye view of the pier | A bird's eye view of the pier |
Views of what remained of the blazing pier, with images from viewers and the BBC helicopter, at about 1000 BST on Monday, a few hours after the fire took hold. | Views of what remained of the blazing pier, with images from viewers and the BBC helicopter, at about 1000 BST on Monday, a few hours after the fire took hold. |
FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS | FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS |
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How the fire was fought | How the fire was fought |
Avon and Somerset chief fire officer Kevin Pearson talks to the BBC's Jon Kay about the logistics of fighting the fire and its likely cause. | Avon and Somerset chief fire officer Kevin Pearson talks to the BBC's Jon Kay about the logistics of fighting the fire and its likely cause. |
GRAND PIER THROUGH THE AGES | GRAND PIER THROUGH THE AGES |
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Archive footage of the pier | Archive footage of the pier |
A look back at the colourful history of Weston-Super-Mare's 104-year-old Grand Pier. | A look back at the colourful history of Weston-Super-Mare's 104-year-old Grand Pier. |