Fire crews tackled a big blaze in a building next to a popular pub in Brean today (Thursday).
A dozen fire appliances from across the region were called to a storage building at the back of the Beachcomber pub in Warren Road just after 11.15am, as pictured here.
Flames were seen by eyewitnesses emerging through the roof of the building, which is used for storage and offices.
“The flames quickly spread through the roof and the crews have been doing amazing work trying to avoid the fire spreading to the manor house next door,” eyewitness Ian Edwards told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
In a statement, the pub says: “Due to an ongoing fire in our back rooms, The Beachcomber will be closed today and tonight.”
“Fire officers are on the scene and everyone is safe. Thank you all for your concern. Everyone is okay and we will update you further as soon as we can.”
Devon and Somerset Fire Services added: “We were called at 11:15am to reports of a building fire in Brean.”
“There are currently six appliances along with an aerial platform and an incident command unit on scene.”
Crews tackled the blaze with water jets and breathing apparatus to bring it under control mid-afternoon.
