▁progress ▁and ▁restaurant ▁franch ises ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁have ▁strugg led , ▁leading ▁one ▁business man ▁to ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁sea front ▁reg ener ation ▁scheme ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁" white ▁ele ph ant ". ▁The ▁beach front ▁also ▁houses ▁a ▁hotel ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁c af es , ▁bars ▁and ▁restaur ants . ▁ ▁Conc ern s ▁have ▁been ▁expressed ▁about ▁coast al ▁er os ion ▁affect ing ▁Aber av on ▁Beach ▁and ▁various ▁other ▁be aches ▁in ▁Sw anse a ▁Bay . ▁ ▁Af an ▁L ido ▁Fire ▁and ▁Reg ener ation ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁fire fig h ters ▁tack led ▁a ▁fire ▁at ▁the ▁Af an ▁L ido ▁after ▁a ▁bla ze ▁broke ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁pool . ▁The ▁fire ▁at ▁the ▁l ido ▁broke ▁through ▁the ▁roof ▁and ▁fire ▁cre ws ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁building . ▁Se vent een ▁fire ▁vehicles ▁including ▁three ▁aer ial ▁app li ances ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁and ▁fire fig h ters ▁remained ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁for ▁some ▁ 3 2 - h ours ▁after ▁the ▁fire ▁broke ▁out . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁fire ▁the ▁l ido ▁was ▁open ▁but ▁had ▁just ▁one ▁person ▁sw imming . ▁A ▁lif egu ard ▁on ▁duty ▁sp otted ▁fl ames ▁coming ▁up ▁from ▁behind ▁a ▁fake ▁rock ▁feature ▁and ▁raised ▁the ▁alarm . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁fatal ities . ▁ ▁As ▁fire ▁cre ws ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁residents ▁were