The Dutton Arms South Shore Blackpool
The Dutton Arms South Shore Blackpool suffered an Arson Attack in the early hours of Monday 25th January. Around 70 fire-fighters tackled the blaze and around 20 persons were evacuated from the neighbouring flats after smoke poured out of the premises and engulfed the local area.
These shots were taken just after 9.00 am and the smell of smoke is still acrid in the air locally. Two appliances were still in attendance with crews apparently dousing down any remaining hot spots.
All the upper windows have been broken presumably to allow the smoke to dissapate
Fire Crews were called by a member of staff that was sleeping on the premises at 1.20 am this morning and who fled the building with her 11 year old son.
The Blackpool Gazette is currently reporting that a 29-year-old man from Blackpool has been arrested on suspicion of burglary, criminal damage and arson.
The Fire has gutted the Bar Area
The fire is though to have started in the basement behind where the officer is standing
The Dutton Arms is a popular South Shore pub and regularly holds drinks promotions in the Winter time to attract trade and to compete with the local Wetherspoons The Auctioneer.
The news of this arson follows the Grand Hotel event which took place last July a couple of hundred yards up the road.
More details on that event here. Grand Hotel/ Holiday Flats Fire
This is a great loss to South Shore. It was great in the Summer to sit outside and watch the sea. Well it was before all the building work. I was really looking forward to sunny days this year to sit outside the Dutton with a nice cool pint and a good view of teh sea now the headland is finished. Well finished till they start building again in Sept.
Hopefully they will reopen the Dutton sooner rather than later but I doubt that. My guess it will never reopen as a pub, the company that own it also own Yates just a few yards down the prom so I doubt they will pay to fix it as I bet there is no fire insurance. Big companys dont generally have fire insurance as they percieve the cost vs risk to be disproportinate.
I just hope they put something useful in its place. It really is or should that be was a nice building.
I have been coming to BVlackpool for many years and The Dutton arms is my favourite place to eat and drink.I have heard the insurance has been paid and that work on reopening has started.Good news indeed!.
I have been coming to Blackpool for many years and The Dutton arms is my favourite place to eat and drink.I have heard the insurance has been paid and that work on reopening has started.Good news indeed!.
Just to let everybody know, the Dutton Arms will hopefully be reopening next thursday (12th august 2010) .