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Pub fire seals off town seafrontSun Jun 10 05:10:17 UTC 2007 |
Pub fire seals off town seafrontSun Jun 10 11:00:26 UTC 2007 |
| Dozens of firefighters have tackled a major blaze on the Lincolnshire coast. | Dozens of firefighters have tackled a major blaze on the Lincolnshire coast. |
| It broke out in the Dunes Pub in Winthorpe near Skegness at 0700 BST on Saturday and there were reports of damage to nearby amusement arcades. | It broke out in the Dunes Pub in Winthorpe near Skegness at 0700 BST on Saturday and there were reports of damage to nearby amusement arcades. |
| Eyewitnesses reported the building was completely ablaze and the roof had collapsed inwards. Roads along the sea front were closed off. | Eyewitnesses reported the building was completely ablaze and the roof had collapsed inwards. Roads along the sea front were closed off. |
| Officers from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue service said there were no reports of any injuries. | Officers from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue service said there were no reports of any injuries. |
| Station manager David Hopkins from the service said: "We concentrated on stopping the fire spreading to other parts of the building which included an arcade and chip shop. | Station manager David Hopkins from the service said: "We concentrated on stopping the fire spreading to other parts of the building which included an arcade and chip shop. |
| "The Dunes public house is pretty much lost and the owners, who I understand are a local couple, were evacuated and we are in the damping down stages of the incident." | "The Dunes public house is pretty much lost and the owners, who I understand are a local couple, were evacuated and we are in the damping down stages of the incident." |
| The cause of the fire is still being investigated. |