The fire at the holiday complex on the Isle of Man killed 50 people, including 11 children.
Tina Brennan stood at the top of a cliff on the Isle of Man overlooking the Summerland leisure complex as a huge blaze engulfed the building.
On the evening of August 2 1973, a fire broke out in a kiosk on the crazy golf course outside the complex. “I knew that there would be people dying in that building because the speed of it was just horrific. There was flames just jumping from frame to frame. “This fire was down to the Isle of Man government who didn’t have proper fire safety regulations in place. They weren’t robust enough. It went back to the Victorian era,” Ms Brennan said.
The families and survivors were insulted by the small memorial, and on the 40th anniversary the council erected a larger memorial, which also sits in the Kaye Gardens. “When we got to the auditorium level, we were directly opposite the amusement arcade and it was well ablaze and the heat was intense.
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