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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 | 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. | 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. |
| OWNER VOWS TO RESTORE PIER | |
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| Kerry Michael says his thoughts are with those who worked on the pier | |
| One of the owners of the pier, Kerry Michael, promises to "work tirelessly" to restore the landmark. | |
| 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. |
| 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. |