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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 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 ...
Jan 31, 2024 · A total of 50 people died, and 80 more were seriously injured, after a fire spread through the island's leisure complex on 2 August 1973. It was, at the time, the worst peacetime loss of life in...
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Jul 9, 2024 · Flames in the skeleton of the Summerland entertainment centre in Douglas, Isle of Man, during the blaze in which 50 people were killed (PA) “The whole holiday vibe had gone. People were out ...
Apr 22, 2024 · A man from Jordanstown who escaped the Summerland fire disaster in 1973 has joined other survivors and relatives in renewing calls for a fresh inquest. The deaths of all 50 people in the blaze at...
Aug 1, 2023 · On 2 August 1973, about 3,000 people were at what was one of the biggest indoor leisure complexes in Europe. But the night turned to tragedy when a fire quickly spread through the building ...
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.
