Sorry -I didn't say he was actually referring to London docks There is an account of interest at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12016916 I understand now .It must have been the stored grain etc My brother points out that sugar & pepper burn too . Ann On 04/01/2011 08:10, A. Day wrote: > This confirms what my Dad ,a fireman said " The docks were on fire "-which > seemed hard to believe. > Ann > > On 03/01/2011 23:39, Josephine Jeremiah wrote: >> That night the docks were hit including the Granary on Prince's Wharf, >> where 8,000 tons of grain were lost. >> A contemporary account of this all-night blitz noted that the docks and >> Redcliffe Street were 'one blazing mass.' >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >