Hastings pier on fire :-(

[BlaineBingham]

With a bit of luck, the crashing, the banging and the wolloping is the cops beating the shit out of the arsonists.

[RMTMARTINATKINS]

very sad, many happy memories up in smoke. RIP Hastings pier you will never be saved now.

[jthekiller111]

damn :\

[MikeDunning1]

A very sad day for Hastings.

[pogroge]

many happy days spent on that pier sad day for the town

[Vandertop]

Tragic! A sad day for our town. It should never have been sold to that developer in the first place. To think we once had two piers (like Brighton) now we have none :(

[HussyHarryet]

Who's the fire starter, the twisted fire starter?!

[Thedeadhenrys]

What bullshit- it may have been crumbly and decrepit but it still had majesty. I actually feel kind of emotional. It takes a bit of effort to get a fire going in a place like that- I wonder if they were paid?  Also, on the BBC it says there were reports of explosions- someone wanted this to happen. Either way, it's a sad day.

[uLModz1]

some one set it alight it was a arson and the pepole got cort!!! they will clame on it

[frankallyn]

What a sad view!

I do live in Dordrecht in the Netherlands, Hastings is our sister-town.

I the past I 've spend many happy hours on the pier.

This must be a big blow for everyone .

[ExJWPedo]

its remarkable that hastings councilors are spending council tax money

on resturants and hotels talking shit

[Paulbarlow]

@ExJWPedo - what restaurants and hotels are you talking about? I'm not aware of the council spending council tax payers money on this!

[festilina]

That is a real shame. We used to play bingo on the pier back in the 80s when there were lots of local characters around. There was a hlf-decent bar on the pier as well; it was just a great place to mooch around. I'm going to miss it. Let's build another one!

[iJuSTHaCk1]

What Wanker done that

[DaN2000i]

not good caz my sister lives in hastings not that far from the pier them 2 people who got arrested are dickheads!!!!

[romanawho1]

such ashame. i loved the pier what a horrid way to go. i hope the people responcible are punished no need to destroy history.

[finestanonymous]

Apparently just heard from a friend .... two people have just been arrested .... my guess is it was just some stupid brats ... -_- bloody numptys ... fancy doing a thing like that? >.> pffft!

[CatfishSpoonbender]

Just been down there- it's still burning but it's pretty much the whole length. Firefighters look like they're just trying to stop it spread to the prom. Don't think they're going to put it out. I hear the police have made some arrests. I wonder who did it? Kids, or an insurance job? What d'you reckon?

[Blaketalica]

RIP I'm sorry hasting should never of left you alone! :(

[whatthehellname1]

this was a very sad time, I was sat along the seafront with my gfriend at 1am when we see flames coming from the ballroom so phoned the firebrigade/ police and then i chased down one of the yobs that set fire to the pier and made a citizens arrest and handing him over to the police and then had to sit an watch the historic pier burn :-(

[jess1steele]

@whatthehellname1 Well done to you for catching him! There are two of them in custody on suspicion of arson. Just spent the night watching it from the White Rock Hotel. Devastating for the town and for the pier trust (I've been involved since 2006). But there could still be hope...

[shroomkate]

@whatthehellname1 Well done to you for catching them! How did you know it was them that had set fire to it? Any idea how it happened/what they did? It's such a sad loss. I was in town earlier today and still smell like a bonfire!

[mrmaster117]

@Mach2Motocross Flood was indeed here...

[steadders07]

just got in from working in taxi in hastings, sad to see pier go like that. The flames were huge. big shame spent some good nights on the pier

[KiwiFashionista]

So sad, that pier is a big part of my hometown. I've since moved to America but I always daydreamed about bringing people over to my hometown and showing them around :-( Is it weird to be so sad about pier?

[ANDDROID]

SAD NEWS:(

[helicoptered]

@ANDDROID Eh, all my childhood memories down tthe pan, I remember the pier in the 80's

[ANDDROID]

@helicoptered me too, remember the Triodome?

[helicoptered]

@ANDDROID eh?

[ANDDROID]

@helicoptered

it was a building at the front of the pier in the 80s

[helicoptered]

damn, I saw this earlier.. about 3:40am apparently, the helicopter was out around 01:30am. It was quite intense

[finestanonymous]

:O oh my god .... since i've been away the whole place starts falling apart! i cant believe this! someone told about this on facebook ... didnt think it was true .... its to bad ... :(

[helicoptered]

@finestanonymous Hastings has had it. It's just not the same thesedays

[DraciaNightcat]

o.o