Southsea Blaze

At 5.35 pm last night a fire on Southsea pier had 80 fire fighters from 7 appliances trying to control the blaze.

The building formally Joanna’s nightclub collapsed onto a power sub-station leaving 500 local residents without electricity.

Fire crews worked throughout the night to keep the area safe and under control.

The police force says the fire is not linked to riots in other parts of the country, and an investigation is ongoing.

Demolition and Salvage Ltd have been called in by the Principal Building Control Officer of Portsmouth City Council to help Hampshire fire and rescue in making safe Savoy Buildings, South Parade Southsea.

We have excellent relations with the Fire Service, hosting county and international Urban Search and Rescue exercises at our Portsdown Main site.

Demolition and Salvage staff and directors were on site late last night assessing situation.Machinery is moving to site today to make the building safe.

The company regularly carries out emergency works and have worked with Hampshire and Sussex fire service and the MOD.

We have a reputation for helping whatever the situation.