Tributes paid to fire officers who died in fireworks explosion

TRIBUTES were paid last night to two fire officers killed when a devastating explosion ripped through a fireworks depot.

Tributes paid to fire officers who died in fireworks explosion

The two men who died in the blaze were named as retained firefighter Geoff Wicker, 49, and support officer Brian Wembridge, 63.

Police and senior firefighters have promised a “thorough” investigation into Sunday’s incident, which left 12 other people injured, at Festival Fireworks in Shortgate, near Lewes, East Sussex.

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