Early morning as the fire on the Pier begins to take hold     Interesting viewing

Fire under the Victorian Pier    Fire creeping up to White Rock

Explosion on the Pier    Former bingo hall bursts into flames

Fire Service attempt to hold back the flames    Major incident in Hastings for Emergency services

Hotel gets close to Pier fire

Water from the hydrants soak the Hotel    Hotel Manager watches on in disbelief

A losing battle with the rampant flames    Front row seats in our Terrace Bar

hotel becomes the nerve centre of the fight to stop the spread of the fire    Flames finally begin to go out-getting towards the end of a very long night

Dawn begins to break on the scene of the tragedy    Daylight reveals the true picture

A long night comes to an end for emergency Services and the Hotel    Fire Tender in the smokey gloom

The White Rock Theatre shares the front seat    The flames turn into smoke

Early reactions to the Press from the Hotel Pier Trust HPWRT    Smokey times as flames die down