BREAKING: Fire sparks evacuation of Portsmouth's South Parade Pier
Fire crews from Southsea were called to South Parade Pier about 1.40pm this afternoon following reports of an electrical fire.
The minor blaze is believed to have sparked in a fuse box near the Deep Blue Restaurant.
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Hide AdTwo crews some Southsea and an aerial ladder platform were dispatched.
However, when they arrived the fire had already been extinguished, with pier staff having evacuated customers from the recently re-opened heritage site.
Mark Laskey, owner of Best of British Foods on the pier was there during the incident.
He said: ‘Everyone was evacuated for about 10 minutes. It was over pretty quickly. It’s all business as usual now though.’
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Hide AdFirefighters remained at the pier for about 40 minutes and used a fan to clear smoke from the restaurant.
They also treated one person at the scene for smoke inhalation before paramedics arrived.
Most of the pier has now re-opened, although its understood the Deep Blue Restaurant is closed.