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Old 30-07-2014, 04:27 PM #1
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Default Historic Eastbourne Pier is engulfed by flames as major fire breaks out

Six fire crews and a lifeboat scrambled to iconic East Sussex structure as flames rip through the building's roof
Seaside town's residents tell of sadness as they stand and watch smoke billowing from the famous building


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz38yC6asDG




and Another One Bites The Dust



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burnt to the frame
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Pity, fond memories of a night in the terrible club they had on that pier
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Noooooooooooo those arcade machines
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Where will all the old people sit now
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there aren't any left, they were all inside when it went up.
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RIP to the entire population of Eastbourne then
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These piers tend to go up like Roman candles due to the fact that they are primarily made of wood and since the air can be drawn up from underneath the pier they burn very quickly.

Should be able to be restored.




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These piers tend to go up like Roman candles due to the fact that they are primarily made of wood and since the air can be drawn up from underneath the pier they burn very quickly.

Should be able to be restored.




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Yes the Wood
stated within a wall - so could be Dodgy Electrics


But by the Sea
you would think a Water Power Pump
should be piped in to stop major fires.





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I hope the pier is structurally sound and the rest of the buildings safe
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[The photo of a woman laughing and posing for a picture while Eastbourne's historic pier burned down
has caused anger among the seaside town's residents online]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3941zw9sC

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That Fire started behind
Hidden panels


Typical rebuilt over rotten bits, over the years.

The Fire Service should have
have been told about old panels from years ago
so they could pass them as safe



This is all so typical

Private Run Pier

most on that section had not got insurance
as it was due to start soon.

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[The photo of a woman laughing and posing for a picture while Eastbourne's historic pier burned down
has caused anger among the seaside town's residents online]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3941zw9sC
That'll be her Facebook profile pic sorted
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Also, people from Hastings are saying Eastbourne are trying to copy them by having a pier on fire.
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Also, people from Hastings are saying Eastbourne are trying to copy them by having a pier on fire.



Stinking Corruption
Private owner
Built over old panels

saving big cash

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On fire and still aint got nothing on Southport Pier
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Hastings and now Eastbourne, we have no piers left.
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Hastings and now Eastbourne, we have no piers left.
May as well burn the towns tbh
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Burning down Hastings would reduce crime in Sussex
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May as well burn the towns tbh

No Lock the owner of the Eastbourne Pier Up
he is Corrupt
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Burning down Hastings would reduce crime in Sussex
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No Lock the owner of the Eastbourne Pier Up
he is Corrupt
Nah, I say burn the towns down. While we are at it, Bexhill too.
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Weston got burnt down a couple of years ago too

Edit - actually apparently six years ago, time flies

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