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  1. 21st May 2007, 8:44 AM #1
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    Default Doctor Who Location Ablaze!

    At this very moment, a famous Doctor Who landmark is burning to the ground!




    A fire on board the famous 19th Century ship the Cutty Sark is now under control, the London fire brigade said.

    An area around the 138-year-old tea clipper was evacuated amid fears that gas cylinders were on board but it has been confirmed that none were present.

    Greenwich town centre in south-east London has been closed to traffic and the Docklands Light Railway shut.

    Police say they are treating the cause of the fire as suspicious and are currently analysing CCTV images.

    Yes, no longer will you be able to visit the "Dimensions in Time" landmark and yell "Is anybooooooooody theeeeeere!" like Sophie Aldred.

    "Suspicious" eh? Did rabid Doctor Who fans still bitter about the 1993 charity adventure descend on it with matches and parafin?

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  2. 21st May 2007, 8:50 AM #2
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    Default Cutty Sark burnt down

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    Fire rips through the Cutty Sark

    Police are treating the fire as suspicious


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    A fire on board the famous 19th Century ship the Cutty Sark is now under control, the London fire brigade said.
    An area around the 138-year-old tea clipper was evacuated amid fears that gas cylinders were on board but it has been confirmed that none were present.

    Greenwich town centre in south-east London has been closed to traffic and the Docklands Light Railway shut.

    Police say they are treating the cause of the fire as suspicious and are currently analysing CCTV images.

    The images are believed to show people in the area shortly before the fire started.

    When you lose original fabric, you lose the touch of the craftsman, you lose history itself

    Richard Doughty, Chief Executive of the Cutty Sark Trust

    Eight fire engines were sent to tackle the fire which started at about 0500 BST.

    The ship was undergoing 25m renovation works and was closed to visitors.

    Speaking to BBC News the Chief Executive of the Cutty Sark Trust, Richard Doughty, said he feared what would be lost in the blaze.

    "When you lose original fabric, you lose the touch of the craftsman, you lose history itself," he said.

    "And what is special about Cutty Sark is the timbers, the iron frames, that went to the South China Seas, and to think that that is threatened in any way is unbelievable, it's an unimaginable shock."

    He said the ship would be "irreplaceable".

    He added that the Cutty Sark was not just an important part of maritime heritage but an important part of British identity.

    Mr Doughty described the ship as the epitome of speed under sail.


    The Cutty Sark is the world's oldest surviving tea clipper

    An eyewitness, who saw the fire as she was driving across the Thames, said: "I can see all this smoke billowing out from round by where the Cutty Sark is.

    "It was black, thick black smoke... as I've come over the bridge there's all police cars blocking the road and everyone's being diverted."

    Residents living near the ship were evacuated from their homes and taken to a Greenwich hotel, Scotland Yard confirmed.

    The conservation work was being carried out as sea salt had accelerated the corrosion of her iron framework.
    Sad really. We'll never be able to re-enact Dimensions in Time!
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  3. 21st May 2007, 9:04 AM #3
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    Possibly not the Who fans - but it's an horrific incident. I'm glad no-one seems to have been hurt though.
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  4. 21st May 2007, 1:23 PM #4
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    It only happened because some office had to close their Smoking Room and a worker was forced to smoke outside!
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    Until them, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties, Just go forward in all your beliefs,
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  5. 21st May 2007, 2:06 PM #5
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    What's tragic is that in that situation I've a feeling you'd seriously blame the Labour Party for the fire and not the smoker.

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  6. 21st May 2007, 3:59 PM #6
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    I like the BBC's sensitive portrayal of this story with the tag "Smoke on the water".

    They get more like the tabloid press each day!

    Okay I'm jealous I didn't think of that one.
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  7. 21st May 2007, 4:14 PM #7
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    certainly not very good news
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  8. 21st May 2007, 8:12 PM #8
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    Can I be the first philistine to stick his head over the parapet and say, since nobody was hurt, it doesn't matter? It's an historic old boat, sure, but do we need it, no. 25 million renovation works seems, to me, an obscene waste of money.
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  9. 21st May 2007, 9:12 PM #9
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    It WAS 25 million - it'll be a lot more now.

    At least it comes from Lottery cash and corporate donations. As long as it's not my taxes that are funding it.

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    I like boats.
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    Burn with me.
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  12. 21st May 2007, 11:54 PM #12
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    Quiet you.

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    I love messing about in water!
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  14. 22nd May 2007, 11:50 AM #14
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    I just remembered. The old Priory burnt down!
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