Not me. I'm snuggled up in front of the fire, watching a repeat of Have I Got News For You, before strolling over to the pub for a cosy pint. Firefighting on chilling Saturday night in February...? No thanks
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The Grand Hotel Is ON FIRE!!! [Merged]
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Not me. I'm snuggled up in front of the fire, watching a repeat of Have I Got News For You, before strolling over to the pub for a cosy pint. Firefighting on chilling Saturday night in February...? No thanks
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
BBC News 24 just had a reporter on the phone.
Nothing significant.
Nothing significant.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
Well get your bloody HOSE OUT then man !
It's probably being stretched out and lubricated as we speak.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Robot Chicken
Seriously?
Just driven down the road at the back of the Grand. One single fire engine and the road is soaked. Many more fire engines and police at the front of the building but no smoke and no flames can be seen from outside.
Traffic chaos, goes without saying.
Traffic chaos, goes without saying.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Talking to an East Sussex firefighter the other week, I was told that they are now being discouraged from entering blazing buildings, if they know that lives aren't at risk. What they now do is soak them from outside. He wasn't at all sure that the equipment had the capability of sustaining the drenching for as long as it might take to put a major blaze out.
I would assume that a place like the Grand Hotel has a half-way decent sprinkler system.
I would assume that a place like the Grand Hotel has a half-way decent sprinkler system.
Virgo's Haircut
Resident Train Guru
Sky News saying the fire it out
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
Are they contravening a hosepipe ban? I can't remember it being officially lifted. Incidentally, did we have a hosepipe ban enforced a few days before the Luton game a while ago? I distinctly remember 'Hosepipe ban. You're havin' a laugh' ringing out from the South Stand
The Clown of Pevensey Bay
Well-known member
Southern Water hasn't enforced a hosepipe ban for about three years, as far as I can remember.
Furthermore, firefighters are generally allowed to ignore hosepipe bans
Furthermore, firefighters are generally allowed to ignore hosepipe bans
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
I had a feeling they were forced to resort to buckets of grey water.
Anyway, the fire is out and conflicting reports state it started in the basement, 6th floor and/or the top floor.
Anyway, the fire is out and conflicting reports state it started in the basement, 6th floor and/or the top floor.
There's a photo on the BBC website showing smoke billowing from what looks like the roof but they seem to be saying the fire was in a 6th floor room. Quite funny too some of the comments below the article such as Will who's worried about his flat nearby as it's such a massive fire and Ian who's worried about his friend's husband who's staying at a hotel nearby.
Lady Bracknell
Handbag at Dawn
I've been unable to concentrate on this seaside inferno since the mention of Bry's HOSE.
dougdeep
New member
Nobody hurt, that's the main thing.
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
Thanks, Bry.Can you get any inside info on it? There is nothing on the argus website yet.
There should be something on there in about a weeks time
Hockley Blues
New member
I popped down with a mate on the way to the pub shortly after 9 - no smoke and two of the fire engines had already left. Obligatory shit photo is attached...
