Victorian-era Eastbourne Pier in southern England badly damaged by fire
A Victorian-era seaside pier on Britain's south coast was badly damaged when fire broke out in an amusement arcade.
Flames leapt from the roof of the two-storey structure at Eastbourne and a large plume of smoke rose above the East Sussex town.
No injuries were reported.
The blaze started around 3:00pm (local time) in the arcade, which is 50 metres from the shoreline, officials said.
Eastbourne's 300-metre pier was opened in 1870 and had been hit by fire before, in 1970.
Several other British piers have also been damaged by fire down the years.
Southend pier on the east coast has caught fire four times; South Parade pier at Southsea has suffered fire three times; Hastings pier, near Eastbourne, was badly damaged in 2010; and Brighton's West Pier was destroyed in 2003.
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