Firefighters were called to Blackpool Tower, a historic landmark on the northwest coast of England, only to discover that the reported “blaze” was in fact orange netting blowing in strong winds.

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Emergency services were scrambled to a “fire” that had apparently broken out at the top of Blackpool Tower on Thursday – only to discover it was orange netting blowing in the wind.

Witnesses spotted what looked to a fire raging from a metal section at the top of the tower, a tourist attraction in Blackpool, a seaside resort town in Lancashire, England, just after 2 p.m. on ...

An apparent ‘fire‘ which broke out on Blackpool Tower was found to be ‘orange netting’ according to emergency services. Blackpool Police responded to reports of flames at the top of the ...

POLICE have confirmed that the Blackpool Tower “fire” was actually just orange netting. Fire crews rushed to the scene to extinguish what they believed were flames on Thursday afternoon… ...

Brits will likely flock to the seaside and big cities for a UK bank holiday getaway, data has shown. Based on research by Booking.com on the top searched UK destinations for this weekend, London ...

Firefighters were called to Blackpool Tower, a historic landmark on the northwest coast of England, only to discover that the reported “blaze” was in fact orange netting blowing in strong winds.

Fire crews were called to Blackpool Tower this afternoon after a suspected blaze broke out near the top of the iconic seaside structure - before it turned out to be orange netting fluttering in ...

POLICE have confirmed that the Blackpool Tower “fire” was actually just orange netting. Fire crews rushed to the scene to extinguish what they believed were flames on Thursday afternoon… ...