Thanks very much to Chris Cowley who let us know about a fire that occurred after the Alum Bay fireworks display ended this evening.
He wrote that ten minutes after the show, “an already exploded fireworks ember smoldering in the field next to the display catches fire about 2150.”
Then the whole field went up in flames, “visible from all around.” Chris said that eight fire units attended the blaze.
Anyone else see anything?
UPDATE: 6.Aug.10 Michelle Kennedy was at the event too and grabbed some dramatic images. Here’s one of them …
Fire engine image: © Used with the kind permission of Chris Cowley