Fire destroys Hastings pier

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of arson after the Victorian pier in East Sussex was severely damaged by fire
Hasting pier update: Hastings Pier fire
Hastings pier blazes against the night sky Photograph: RNLI/PA
Hasting pier update: Hastings Pier fire
Royal National Lifeboat Institution workers battle the blaze Photograph: RNLI/PA
blipfoto: Hastings Pier fire
A video grab taken from BBC News of the fire at dawn Photograph: BBC News/PA
Hastings pier: Fire at Hastings Pier on fire Pier, East Sussex, Britain - 05 Oct 2010
The pier on fire Photograph: Adrian Peacock/Rex Features
blipfoto: Hastings Pier in Hastings, East Sussex, after being destroyed by fire
A walker looks at the ruined pier Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Hasting pier update: Hastings Pier fire
The skeletal remains of Hastings pier Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Hastings pier: The smouldering wreck of Hastings Pier Commissioned
The smouldering wreck of the pier Photograph: Andrew Hasson for the Guardian
Hastings pier: Hastings Pier fire
Hastings pier after the fire Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Hastings pier: Hastings Pier after being destroyed by fire
Hastings pier after being destroyed by fire Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Hastings pier: Charred remnants Hastings pier
Contemporay artist Lydia Holtom uses charred remnants washed up on to the beach to construct an installation infront of the pier Photograph: Sang Tan/AP
blipfoto: Hastings Pier, East Sussex
Hastings pier before the fire Photograph: Dan Sparham/Rex Features

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