Reekie’s Tyres Fire
Spectators look on as firefighters tackle the fire at Reekie’s Tyres, Station Street, Bowral, NSW. 26 November 2016
Fire Esplanade Hotel, Penarth, Cardiff
Fire at the Esplanade Hotel Penarth Cardiff, South Wales, UK.
May 29, 1977. Fire sweeps through the iconic Victorian era Esplanade Hotel on the seafront at Penarth.
A large crowd gathered to watch the work of Penarth and Cardiff City fire fighters. South Glamorgan Fire Brigade, South Wales, United Kingdom.
Personal journal. Restored images from original transparencies that had deteriorated over the past 50 years.
The Penarth Times has an article regarding this incident on their website. (Link still active May, 2025).
After remaining empty for a few years the site was redeveloped as apartment blocks .