Blackpool Tower 'fire' was actually fluttering orange netting
www.bbc.co.uk
Firefighters were called to an apparent fire near the top of the 129-year-old landmark.
  • NickwithaCEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    This is probably the reason this safety netting has standardised on blue.

  • @steeznson@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    They dedicated like 10 mins to discussing it on Radio 4’s PM tonight. I think this might be what they call a ‘slow news day’.

    • @wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Today’s news:

      • There wasn’t a fire in Blackpool
      • …Oh, and thousands die in Ukraine and Gaza yet again.
  • lemonflavoured
    1•1 year ago

    The BBC followed this up with an article about similar stories, including the two different “soft toy mistaken for an escaped tiger” ones.

    It does also remind me of the (in)famous “false leg mistaken for paedophile” incident.