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Bournemouth beach huts engulfed by fire

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BBC A row of beach huts, the middle all missing having been reduced to charred rubble.BBC

Crews fought the fire on East Beach, Undercliff Drive, on the Bournemouth seafront

Firefighters fought a large blaze overnight that engulfed several beach huts.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service crews tackled the fire on East Beach, Undercliff Drive, on the Bournemouth seafront after it broke out in the early hours of the morning across a 25m by 15m (82ft by 49ft) area.

Westbourne Fire Station said the incident was “generating a lot of smoke”, and advised nearby residents to keep doors and windows closed as a precaution.

The fire has now been extinguished but nine huts have been destroyed.

A pile of rubble including doors and paper cups.

Westbourne Fire Station said the incident was “generating a lot of smoke”

The fire service was called to the site at 01:20 BST, with crews attending from Springbourne, Westbourne and Redhill Park. An aerial ladder platform was also present.

It said: “Two main jets and four hose reel jets were used to extinguish the fire, and the stop was at 02:50.

“The scene was handed over to BCP Council, and investigations will continue today into what caused the fire.”

Officers from Dorset Police were also in attendance during the operation.

A blue plaque on the front of a beach hut.

One damaged hut has a blue plaque commemorating the country’s first council-owned beach hut

Partially damaged at the site is also the UK’s first council-owned beach hut, which is adorned with a blue plaque.

The traditional-style hut, located 500 ft (150m) east of Bournemouth Pier, was built in 1909 by F P Dolamore – the borough engineer at the time.


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