Huge blaze destroys Weston-super-Mare pier
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A 104-YEAR-old pier took just 90 minutes to become a “mangled mess” after it was gutted by fire today.
The Grand Pier, in Weston-Super-Mare – recently refurbished for an estimated £1 million – was engulfed in flames just after 6.30am today.
Fire crews have not confirmed rumours that the blaze was caused by deep-fat fryers in kitchens.
Nicky Mager, 37, whose family own a chain of refreshments and donkey rides on the seafront said the resort was “doomed” after the tragedy. She said: “I’m absolutely gutted. This is going to affect us massively. I just felt shivers down my spine. There’s nothing left now – Weston’s doomed.”
