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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 .
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.
Jan 31, 2024 · How did the fire start? The fire was sparked by three young boys from Liverpool who were smoking in a small disused kiosk at around 7.30pm on 2 August 1973.
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Jul 29, 2023 · A digital exhibition outlining the events of the Summerland fire disaster has been made available online. The blaze, which broke out on 2 August 1973 at what was then Europe's largest indoor ...
This devastating fire ripped through a leisure centre in the Isle of Man, killing 50 people and seriously injuring a further 80. Opened with much fanfare a little more than two years earlier on 25 May 1971, the Å 2m climate-controlled building boasted restaurants and bars, an indoor heated swimming pool, saunas, a children's theatre and an ...
The fire started at roughly 7.30pm, when three young boys who were smoking on the miniature golf course set fire to an unused kiosk. This kiosk collapsed onto the outer wall of the Summerland building, with this wall being made entirely out of galbestos – a material with no fire-resistant qualities.
Jan 31, 2024 · The inquiry found the primary cause of the blaze was non-fire resistant materials within the building of Summerland. Galbestos, a flammable material, covered the lower levels, Oroglas...
