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The Summerland disaster occurred when a fire spread through the Summerland leisure centre in Douglas on the Isle of Man on the night of 2 August 1973. 50 people were killed and 80 seriously injured. The scale of the fire has been compared to those seen during the Blitz .
Jul 31, 2023 · It resulted in the death of 50 people, and 80 more were seriously injured, after a fire spread through the island's leisure centre on 2 August 1973.
In 1973, 50 people died when fire swept through the Summerland entertainment centre in Douglas, Isle of Man. The Summerland disaster is the worst day in Manx history and remains the third worst loss of life from fire on land in the British Isles since World War Two.
Aug 2, 2016 · The victims came from across the UK and included men, women and children - 11 of the dead were under 20 years of age. The fire, sparked by three boys smoking in a disused kiosk, engulfed the...
Aug 4, 2023 · The family, alongside 47 other people, including 11 children, died after a fire engulfed the entire building in under an hour in one of the biggest fire disasters since the Second World War.
Aug 2, 2013 · The victims came from across the UK and included men, women and children - 11 of the dead were under 20 years of age. Five members of a single family from Essex were killed, including 10-year-old...