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Man Puts Out
Southend Pier Fire
By Peeing On It
Thomas Watson noticed a small fire on the deserted Southend Pier and took matters into his own hands by reliev- ing himself over the flames.
The council thanked him for his "quick-think- ing tinkling" but said it was confi- dent its own sprinkler system would have worked, as The Sun reported.
Essex Fire Service con- firmed it was called but no action was required.
Mr Watson, 22, from Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire, was visiting the 1.3 mile (2.1km) pier with his part- ner and daughter on Friday at about 19:30 BST, when he noticed smoke and small flames on the wooden planks.
The weather had turned and "we were literally the
last people there", he told the BBC.
Mr Watson said the fire was "only small on top", but a lot of smoke was coming from underneath and he "thought it was all burning under there"
"I looked at it and the wood was proper charring away, like white with an orange glow.
"Using my initia- tive I decided to empty my blad- der."
Although his part- ner had called the fire service, Mr Watson had
tackled it by the time crews arrived.
A Southend Borough Council spokesman said: "Whilst we have faith our sprinkler system would have soon sprung into action, we under- stand the visitor deployed his own sprinkler system to swiftly extin- guish the minia- ture inferno."
He said the fami- ly could come back and visit the pier for free, but added: "[We] kindly ask that he keeps his trousers firmly secured on this occasion."
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