Location: Southport
Fire crews were called to Southport Pier, on the promenade in Southport last night, 31 August. Crews were alerted at 11.48pm and on scene at 11.54pm, with three fire engines in attendance.
Crews arrived to find a hut on fire on the pier affecting an area around 20 metres by 5 metres on and below the pier. Crews secured water supplies and began to fight the fire, which had spread to a cafe building, using main branch hoses both on the pier and from below it.
The main body of fire was extinguished by around 0.50am on the morning of 1 September and firefighters continued to damp down the scene and monitor for hot spots, with the fire completely extinguished by 1.34am.
Crews left the scene after handing over to Sefton Council and security staff at 2.08am. The fire is believed to have been accidental, the cause being an electrical fault.