The Burning of the Donnington Football Pavilion
May 2001
I happened to be present, with a camera handy, when the Football Pavilion on the playing fields at Donnington was destroyed by fire.
- Photo 1 Smoke
- Photo 2 Beginning of flames
- Photo 3 The Fire Brigade arrives
- Photo 4 Water on the flames, opening the door
- Photo 5 Getting in needed an axe
- Photo 6 For a while the fire still gained
- Photo 7 Gradually the fire came under control
- Photo 8 This is not as controlled as it seems
- Photo 9 Flames broke out again
- Photo 10 There were fears for the Little Theatre next door
- Photo 11 Eventually the Brigade got the upper hand
- Photo 12 They pulled off the cladding to ge access to the fire inside