200 clubbers evacuated after nightclub blaze (From Daily Echo)
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Firefighters tackle blaze at Rhino Club in Bedford Place
9:04am Saturday 13th March 2010 in News
TWO hundred clubbers had to be evacuated from a Southampton nightclub this morning after a fire broke out.
A joint investigation between police and fire chiefs has been launched into the blaze at the Rhino Club in Bedford Place.
A spokesman for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service described the cause as “doubtful”.
The club will be shut tonight. A decision has not yet been taken about whether it will open tomorrow night.
Fire crews from St Mary’s, Redbridge Hill, Hightown and Eastleigh were called at 2.15am.
When they arrived they found smoke coming from the roof.
Staff had already evacuated everyone from the two-storey nightclub.
Damage was caused to parts of the roof and first floor.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service station manager Mark White said: “The fire was contained to the rear fire escape and roof space of the nightclub. Had it not been for the firefighters good work this could have been a much more serious incident with the possibility of further damage to the building and a risk of spread of fire to the adjacent derelict building.”
The nightclub was badly damaged three years ago when a fire started in the next door Co-op and spread under the floorboards.
Comments(8)
dave1958
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12:08pm Sat 13 Mar 10
v_dubman2005
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2:53pm Sat 13 Mar 10
hulla baloo wrote:It needed a refit.......Insuranc
Described the cause as 'doubtful'?
What is that?
Could be suspicious, arson, accident,lit match etc, but doubtful?
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soton1980
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5:08pm Sat 13 Mar 10
now in the north
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5:45pm Sat 13 Mar 10
hulla baloo wrote:I read it a few times to make sure I was "getting it" right....
Described the cause as 'doubtful'?
What is that?
Could be suspicious, arson, accident,lit match etc, but doubtful?
Definitely no clues as to what was "doubtful"
Henry the cat
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5:47pm Sat 13 Mar 10
BerryMan
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9:08pm Sat 13 Mar 10
thesouth
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11:55am Sun 14 Mar 10
soton1980 wrote:Rhino is one of them!
I like Rhino, it's a good club. Shame this couldn't have happened to one of the less 'desirable' places in town!
hulla baloo says...
10:10am Sat 13 Mar 10
What is that?
Could be suspicious, arson, accident,lit match etc, but doubtful?