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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.
Feb 1, 2024 · Both Lorna and Jane died in the blaze. Jackie escaped with severe burns, and a trauma that would last a lifetime. Last year, Jackie faced her trauma once more - returning to the Isle of Man and...
- Joshua Stokes
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 a...
- Joshua Stokes
Aug 2, 2023 · BBC News. Fifty years ago, 3,000 people were enjoying an evening of entertainment at the Summerland leisure complex on the Isle of Man when fire broke out. Fifty people died as a result of the...
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...
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.
Aug 2, 2023 · A woman who lost her mother and best friend in the Summerland fire has called for the inquest verdicts of those who died to be revisited. The deaths of 50 people in the blaze at the leisure complex...
