Blackpool Tower 'fire' was fluttering orange netting

Firemen called to a clear burst at Blackpool Pinnacle and said it was really orange netting that was seen.

Witnesses spotted "flares" coming from a metal segment close to the highest point of the popular milestone at around 14:15 GMT.

Lancashire Fire and Salvage Administration (LFRS) sent six fire motors and a "rope salvage" group to the scene.

Staff were cleared from the 129-year-old pinnacle however LFRS said an expert group accessed the region and affirmed there had been no fire.

An assertion posted on X, previously Twitter, read: " Concerned members of the public called Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to Promenade, Blackpool, today because several factors led them to believe it was a fire.

"The region where the fire was thought is by and large blocked off, subsequently admittance to this area is troublesome.

"An expert group from Lancashire Fire and Salvage Administration obtained entrance and affirmed that there was no fire.

"The National Police Air Service supported this incident by using thermal imaging, which provided additional assurance."

Fire motors at the scene at the lower part of the foot of Blackpool Pinnacle

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Individuals were told to avoid the region

A police helicopter at Blackpool Pinnacle

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Firemen were upheld by a police helicopter close to the pinnacle

LFRS initially said it had six fire motors, the robot group, and the "rope salvage" group in participation in a fire on the Promenade.

The top of the tower, according to the Lancashire Police, was currently closed for renovation and difficult to access.

It stated, "There is no fire after our helicopter flew over the tower."

The power affirmed what should have been visible was "orange netting".

According to the force, one man was taken into custody near the scene on suspicion of breaking the peace.

A Blackpool Pinnacle representative said: " We can affirm that the fire unit... have laid out that there is no fire.

"Our very much practiced crisis systems were executed, and we can affirm that what resembled a fire from a good ways was as a matter of fact lights on an intelligent netting surface at the highest point of the pinnacle."

The tower is a Grade I listed structure and was constructed between 1891 and 1894. It is 519 feet (158 meters) tall.

Propelled by an excursion to Paris in 1889, previous Blackpool city chairman Sir John Bickerstaffe had built a Lancashire variant of the Eiffel Pinnacle.

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Blackpool Pinnacle

Blackpool Pinnacle part constructed

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Blackpool Pinnacle required three years to construct

The all-out cost for its plan and development was £290,000 (which likens to about £30m in 2023)

Sir John Bickerstaffe even contributed £2,000 (that is about £210,000 in the present cash)

The pinnacle's planners were Maxwell and Tuke of Manchester, both of whom passed on before its consummation

There are more than 5,000,000 blocks in the pinnacle

The construction contains 2,493 tons of steel and 93 tons of solid metal

Over 3,000 individuals visited the pinnacle on its first day of the season - 14 May 1894

From the highest point of the pinnacle, you can see Lake Locale, the Isle of Man, and North Ridges on a crisp morning

The first assembly hall opened in August 1894 - the current adaptation - seen on the BBC's Totally Come Moving - was planned by Candid Matcham and opened in 1899

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