and unlawfully damaging the lock of a plastic kiosk next to Summerland. They were each fined £3 (equal to £31.86 in 2020) and ordered to pay 33p compensation and 15p costs. Changes to building regulations to improve fire safety were introduced. The centre was seriously damaged by the fire. Its charred steel skeletal remains were demolished in 1975 and then rebuilt on a smaller scale, construction commencing in 1976, with a smaller area of glass than the original, and a highly advanced fire extinguisher and alarm system. The centre reopened in June 1978. Soon after the disaster, John Hinnigan was brought in from Blackburn fire and rescue to become the new chief. 2002 flood and final closure In October 2002, torrential rain caused damage to several structures, as well as two landslides behind Summerland which dislodged two 50-tonne concrete blocks that had once supported the roof of the original building, but had not been removed in the wake of the fire. After a geotechnical team determined that the blocks could not be safely stabilised or removed, and that there was a risk they would fall into the buildings below, the site was scheduled for demolition. With the building also suffering from concrete cancer, the remainder of the site closed in 2004, and demolition began in January 2006. The west wall remains intact as there is concern that its removal may cause the adjacent cliff to collapse. Memorials Forty years after the tragedy, a permanent memorial in the form of three granite columns was unveiled at Kaye Memorial Gardens, at the bottom of Summer Hill. It bears the names of those killed in the fire and is set into a circle of paving, alongside a stone laid earlier to mark the 25th anniversary. On other anniversaries of the disaster many memorials take place, such as a memorial concert and a moment of silence at the location which is now a vacant site. Depiction in media One survivor wrote about her experiences from the fire in a book entitled Made in Summerland, which was published in July 2018. See also Stardust fire, 1981 References External links "Fireproof' funland toll close to 50"—Montreal Gazette, 4 August 1973 On this day—Memorial, BBC University of Birmingham, Ian Phillips in "Research" section book From 21st century leisure to 20th century holiday catastrophe: the Isle of Man Summerland fire disaster 1972 amateur film of pre-disaster Summerland -