Skegness

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65 fireman and 11 fire engines are still fighting a blaze that started around 5.30pm this evening at the Square Peg pub on Skegness seafront.
Fire fighters have been drafted in from Skegness, Alford, Wainfleet, Spilsby and Mablethorpe.
Water from the pond in the Tower Gardens is being pumped out to fight the fire and firefighters have [...]

Update:30th September 2008 - Woman dies of flat fire injuries
Eye witness report…
Monday around 12.30 pm - Firefighters are fighting a fire at the flats adjoining Mary’s Guest House Cecil Avenue, Skegness.
The fire appeares to be in one of the upper rooms.
There appears to be casualties or a casualty, but it is not known as yet [...]

It’s party time is Skegness!
2007
Skegness held a Grand Party today to celebrate the re-opening of Grand Parade after the Skegness Fire.
And what a grand party it was!
Crowds gathered around the Clock Tower and on Grand Parade.
The procession made its way along Tower Esplanade, round the Clock Tower and into Grand Parade.
Cheers, applause and whoops of [...]

Skegness Fire Parade Complex Videos Photos from the Frontline
We have created a dedicated website to commemorate the Great Fire of Skegness and have moved the content of this page to the new website.

The Dunes pub at Winthorpe Skegness on the Lincolnshire coast lies gutted after a fire started around 7am this morning (Sat 7th June 2007).
Dozens of firefighters were called in to tackle the major blaze which damaged the surrounding arcades.
Witnesses at the scence were saying that cleaners were in the pub when someone smelled smoke. The [...]