Summerland disaster

Summerland disaster
The burnt out remains of the centre in September 1973, one month after the fire.
Date2 August 1973 (1973-08-02)
VenueSummerland Leisure Centre
LocationDouglas, Isle of Man
Coordinates54°10′02″N 04°27′27″W / 54.16722°N 4.45750°W / 54.16722; -4.45750
TypeFire
CauseMatch
Deaths50
Non-fatal injuries80

The Summerland disaster occurred when a fire spread through the Summerland leisure centre in Douglas on the Isle of Man on the night of 2 August 1973. 50 people were killed and 80 seriously injured. The scale of the fire has been compared to those seen during the Blitz.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "On This Day". BBC News. BBC. 2 August 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Island 'shame' over Summerland fire". BBC News. BBC. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Services weren't equipped for Summerland disaster". 3FM. Retrieved 6 September 2019.