It was only a short time ago that I took you all on a little tour of Southend and posted photographs of the longest pier in the world.
Once more, it is has blazed. The fire is believed to have started in a fish and chip shop. Fireman were hampered in fighting the fire as they could not take fire appliances down the pier and the tide was out thus making access to water difficult. Flames were leaping 30-40 feet into the air and roughly 130 feet of the pier has been totally destroyed.
Picture taken from aol. news page.
It is sad because it is such a nice place to visit but , thankfully, no lives were lost. It was at first thought that some fishermen could have perished but they are safe and well.
25 comments:
Poor old Southen Pier really seems to suffer doesn't it.....oh what memories of the little train (the old one!) rickety and noisy but fun!! And the end of pier amusements....lol, happy days!
Oh how sad ,what a good job you did your entry when you did ,allowing us to see it as it was ,I do hope it isnt damaged beyond repair,you evoked some lovely memories ,in your original entry, my late husband and I went there on a coach trip when we were courting. Jan xx
It is such a shame that fire has damaged the pier once again...I remember going there years ago...Happy memories...Ally
Awww .. to bad, hope it was
not completely destroyed!
*** Coy ***
Too bad about the pier, glad no one was hurt. Linda
Have you noticed that on your recent entries column it has everything dated 10/10 9/10 8/10 etc. as if you only posted once a month and always on the 10th! Thats odd. Linda
Such a shame about the pier, but good that no lives were lost.
Jo xxx
It's sad when places are destroyed like that. I felt the same when the hurricane wiped out a lot of NewOrleans this summer. I had just visited there the summer before with my DS#2 and family. It is a blessing that no one was hurt. 'On Ya'-ma
Oh Jeannette, this is so sad. This is the pier that you sent in a postcard to John. We remember because we were so impressed that it was the longest pier in the world. This is so very sad.
Krissy
http://journals.aol.com/fisherkristina/SometimesIThink
That is a shame.. awww
That is a real shame, that pier doesn't seem to have a lot of luck :(
Not much luck with southend pier :o( Glad to see no-one was hurt though :o) I've been to southend but only the once 4 years ago but didn't go along the pier..I got confused by a previous comment then realised they must be american where the date is written different way round...Caff x
Haven't heard the news today. It's a real shame.
Sylvia xx
It' so sad when fire or a natural disaster destroys a landmark. We've lost several places in our area that remain only in our memories. I'm glad no people were hurt.
Wow....it is a shame when something that holds so much to so many is destroyed...The pics above are incredible as well! I wonder too what the wise one was thinking?? Thanks for sharing...Incredible pics...Glad all are safe!
Oh no, I hadn't heard until now, that is a real shame :o(
Sara x
i saw about the fire on tv first thing this morning and instantly thought of you J...i had guessed that it was where you lived. it is a great shame. love Joanne
that is too bad!
~Julie
What a shame. The firemen must of been very frustrated at the lack of water. Thank God no one was hurt...Sandi
That is such a shame Jeannette, It seemed such a lovely place to visit. I`m glad nobody was hurt though. :-)
Sandra xxxx
So sad... I hope they rebuild yet again.
I saw something about this on the news and it makes me wonder how they managed to tackle the blaze. It's a shame but I heard they will rebuild it :-)
That is such a shame , hope they manage to retore it again.... Jeanx
It is sad to hear of the pier at Southend has been destroyed yet again.I live not all that far away in Dagenham and it is a nice day out for us when we visit the area.
I would like to take this opportunity to say,it is a pleasure to read your journal.It is so well laid out.And how do you get those pictures to move?please tell us how it is done,it is inspirational.
Sorry to read of the fire and loss to the area. Hope things are going good for you and your family. I am trying to work as much as possible with the carpenter on finishing my addition. mark
Post a Comment