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It was a lovely place but it's so sad the way it all ended. We went to a show to see the Black and White Minstrels, that's when I smelt smoke. I'll never forget the tragedy and the emptiness we felt after that horrific day. Kayti Summerland signed up 2022-08-04 22:08:04 -0400. Sharon BridsonI was 12 that year. Summerland: deadly lessons lost | RIBAJ 14a Majestic Apartments King Edward Road, Onchan - Chrystals [9] The centre was seriously damaged by the fire. [14] No specific individuals or groups were blamed and the deaths were attributed to misadventure, although the delay in evacuation and the flammable building materials were condemned. I was 17 and was working there at the time of the fire, it was total panic, the fire spread so fast and no body could get out due to the doors being locked, I managed to get my friend away safely but with all the panic going on around I ended up in a daze, I dont know how I got out but remember someone pulling me, I got out befor the first explosion went off. My mum eventually took me and my sisters and I couldn't believe how new and lovely everything was. 'The inferno was racing towards me': survivors of the Summerland fire My uncle saw someone he knew from our home town (Widnes) whose hotel was closer than ours, and he was able to phone family at home to say we were OK just as the story was coming on the news.We were all OK, apart from my uncle's cracked ribs from charging at the fire door, but the horror of the evening is still with me such that even lighting a candle is something I struggle to do and I always check out fire exits when I'm somewhere new. I was too young to realise what had happened but it makes me feel cold now. I remember the main floor in front of the stage with all the deck chairs & the straw umbrellas, the music, the talent shows. It was my last night on the IOM with my BB Company from N Ireland. Seacroft, 3 Summerland, Ramsey - Chrystals The acrylic material melted, allowing more oxygen to enter, and dropping burning molten material, both starting other fires and injuring those trying to escape. We were there the night before the fire, we just thatought the "moving staircase" by the front door was the best thing ever.