A beachfront seating area has been severely damaged by fire.
Emergency services were called the seafront at Redcar just after 6pm this evening.
The wooden seating area was alight and most of it has been damaged by the fire.
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Fire at the shelter on Redcar seafront. Picture: CONTRIBUTOR
A spokesperson for Cleveland Fire Brigade said: “We were called to a report of a seating area alight.
“One crew from Redcar attended. They put a stop message in at 6.25pm.
“There were two hose reel jets used and there was 80 per cent damage to a seating area.
“It is a big wooden seating area. It is a shame, they are nice down there.”
Fire at the shelter on Redcar seafront. Picture: CONTRIBUTOR
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