Blackpool Tower ‘fire’ found to be orange netting blowing in wind
Blackpool Police, part of Lancashire Police, confirmed a man had been arrested for breach of the peace and the flames seen are in fact orange netting.
Divisional Commander Ch Supt Karen Edwards said: “We are at the scene in support of Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, Blackpool Council and Merlin Entertainment.
“The top of the tower is currently closed for renovation and difficult to access.
“Our helicopter has flown over the tower and there is no fire. We can confirm what can be seen is orange netting.
Earlier on Thursday (28 December) a fire war reported in Blackpool after
footage from social media emerged which showed what looked like flames coming from near the top of the 158m structure.
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41 comments
If you couldn't see thats what it was you need to go to specsavers.
It took 4 fire engines, a climbing team and a drone squad to figure this out btw.
Towering inferno? The only smoke witnessed in the street below came from vapes. There are a lot of vapers in Blackpool.
Does nobody in the media have eyes? Oppsing idiots how does this get released? Trust the media aye? Trust…. ok. Trust them to cry wolf
Great journalism 😂
What again… that happened back in the 1⁹70s there always been netting on top. 😂
That old chestnut….. Orange string 🙄
Just a regular day in black pool they will be reporting on the pigeons next
The answer my friend is………
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Fair enough really, it looked like fire. 🤷👍
LMAO. Media running around like headless chickens screaming, "FIRE, FIRE!" and it turns out to be orange netting. 😂😂😂😂
Omg 😲
Bet they'll be reporting the seagulls next 🙄
Very much like Covid. The media told us it was a major threat to our lives. Turned out to be a minor threat to our hankies.
The media reporting that people were smelling smoke nearby! 😂 Do not trust anything you see or hear from these organisations! 🙄
And some poor c$&t has been arrested for this blunder!!
What fuckwit reported that ?
Guess no one heard the saying "there's no smoke without fire", which also means there's no fire without smoke.
Still, just another great example of the MSM broadcasting their assumptions as fact.
CGI idea right there. Orange netting margins just went up 5000%.
Ha HA!
Knowing UK, in whole country, all orange nettings will be banned since now…..
Ah brilliant
There's no smoke without fire..and there's no fire without smoke.
This made my day! I once mistook a crisp packet on the floor at nighttime as a fire!! Glad I’m not the only ditsy one! 😂😂
Are stop oil claiming this
No smoke, no fire. Simples.
Bob Dylon predicted this event
A pair of binoculars would have had this sorted in seconds but the MSM can't help themselves. Idiots.
I'm concerned for our species. That's quite clearly not fire.
this is funny, a practical joke by this man.
No smoke without fire…
Pretty environmentally friendly fire isn't it? No smoke!
Only in this country 😂😂😂
gaza crisis turns out to be "man" with mental health problems.
I would have thought the emergency services would have a pair of binoculars on board their vehicles to confirm before sending for back up 🙈
Metal can’t catch fire 💀💀💀
Orange net bad!
to be fair, with the amount of crazy people we've adopted into our country, noone would be surprised if one of them did set fire to a monument like Blackpool Tower.
It was someone cooking sausages
Its like an Aril 1st joke !! April fools day.Send him to the other tower – the one in London.
😮. I feel 😪 😢
I bet this was a Just Stop Oil protest banner