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Author: Simon Perry

Firework Sparks Fire at Alum Bay (Updated)

11:52 pm Thursday, 5th August, 2010, Isle of Wight

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Thanks very much to Chris Cowley who let us know about a fire that occurred after the Alum Bay fireworks display ended this evening.

Firework Sparks Fire at Alum BayHe wrote that ten minutes after the show, “an already exploded fireworks ember smoldering in the field next to the display catches fire about 2150.”

Then the whole field went up in flames, “visible from all around.” Chris said that eight fire units attended the blaze.

Anyone else see anything?

UPDATE: 6.Aug.10 Michelle Kennedy was at the event too and grabbed some dramatic images. Here’s one of them …

Fire engine image: © Used with the kind permission of Chris Cowley

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6 readers' comments to the “Firework Sparks Fire at Alum Bay (Updated)” story

  1. +1 Click if you like this comment JJ     says:
    5, August 2010 at 11:59 pm

    I’m interested in this now…Wonder what the CP will have to say about it tomorrow morning and whether traffic was halted coming out of the car park as it’s usually gridlocked there!

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  2. +4 Click if you like this comment Paul     says:
    6, August 2010 at 12:49 am

    I was up on Heddon Warren watching and it was quite spectacular how fast and quick it took hold. Wish I had my camera as it was sight.

    It was just before the big finale of the firework when it looks like an ember took hold and then got fanned by the wind.

    All we saw was a wall of flames moving so fast towards the Warren Bay Tea Rooms farm. All credit to the fire service who were chasing the fire and were actually in the middle of the flames trying to put it out!

    They managed to put it out but not until most of the crop had gone up but they certainly saved the farmhouse and probably stopped it getting onto the High Down and beyond.

    Well Done.

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