A huge fire destroyed much of the Dinosaur Cove attraction at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields on Boxing Day evening
A police cordon was still in place following a massive fire at the popular Dinosaur Cove attraction at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields on Friday evening. The Boxing Day inferno caused extensive damage to the site.
As reported by ChronicleLive, towering flames ravaged the attraction, with firefighters battling the blaze into the early hours of the morning. Emergency services were alerted just before 7pm, and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service were only able to safely depart the scene around 3.30am on December 27.
On Saturday morning, there was still a police presence at the scene and a cordon remained in place. The fire service confirmed that a substantial response – six fire engines, specialist appliances and three officers – were deployed to the scene.
The ambulance service had initially been summoned to the scene but were later stood down. The cause of the fire is currently unknown, but an investigation is underway.
Firefighters battled the blaze until 3.30am with a police presence and cordon remaining in place on Saturday morning.
A Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service resources attended a fire in the Sea Road area of South Shields yesterday evening (Boxing Day).
“At the height of the incident there were six fire engines, specialist appliances, and three officers on the scene. “The incident was concluded at 0330 hours and all appliances have now left the scene.
“We will be supporting partner agencies with the investigation but cannot at this time confirm the cause of the fire. We would like to thank Northumbria Police and North East Ambulance Service for their assistance.”
Earlier this week, a family faced spending Christmas Day without a roof over their heads after a tumble dryer blaze tore through their property.
Claire Sayonas, 39, her partner and two daughters were getting ready for the festive season at their Anfield home in Liverpool when disaster struck on December 11. Claire was indoors with her youngest daughter, Daisy, 16, when she detected a “little pop” coming from the kitchen.
Initially dismissing the sound, Claire assumed one of her two cats might have knocked something over. After spotting her house becoming “little hazy”, Claire dashed into her kitchen and switched off the tumble dryer, which didn’t appear to be ablaze, reports the Express.