Man Charged With Arson Of Crowded UK Gay Club
The Guardian reports: A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at an LGBTQ+ nightclub, police have said. Officers have called on people not to speculate about why the fire may have been set at Pink Punters in Fenny Stratford, near Milton Keynes, saying it is … The post Man Charged With Arson Of Crowded UK Gay Club appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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The Guardian reports:
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at an LGBTQ+ nightclub, police have said. Officers have called on people not to speculate about why the fire may have been set at Pink Punters in Fenny Stratford, near Milton Keynes, saying it is too early to tell. The club’s owner said he was relieved no one was hurt – and vowed the club would reopen.
Thames Valley police received reports of the fire at 2am on Sunday. A large number of partygoers and residents in the Watling Street area were safely evacuated by staff, officers said. Footage appears to show flames inside the top floor of the building and towering above its roof. Buckinghamshire fire and rescue crews attended, and some roads nearby were closed. There were 12 fire crews on site at the blaze’s peak, the fire service said.
The BBC reports:
Eyewitness Molly Firman said “out of nowhere” staff and security started screaming “you need to get out now”. “It just didn’t seem real in the moment,” she said. “Am I dreaming this? Is it actually happening? Before you knew it, it was just intense.” Firman, from Clophill, who said she had visited Pink Punters countless times, was with a group of friends when she saw the flames.
“It was just a normal night – drinks, music, no problems – and then just after two in the morning, me and my girls were outside the cocktail bar… and the fire alarm was going off. “Out of nowhere all staff and security were screaming, ‘You need to get out now’… then [we were] all out on to the road and from the road looking over it felt like in minutes – it wasn’t a small fire – but that fire expanded greatly.” She described the blaze as a “surreal experience”, with thousands of people watching from the roadside.
The suspect has not yet been named.
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— Switchboard – LGBTQIA+ Support Line (@switchboard.bsky.social) April 27, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Man arrested in connection with fire at LGBTQ+ nightclub near Milton Keynes
— The Guardian (@theguardian.com) April 27, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Pink Punters our gay bar in Milton Keynes was on fire a 51 year old man started the fire as a hate crime it’s make me mad that he did this to our LGBTQ community
— Jedi knight
(@mosedale2030.bsky.social) April 26, 2026 at 10:56 AM
A 51‑year‑old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a packed LGBTQ+ nightclub in Milton Keynes was set on fire in the early hours of Sunday morning, in what has been described as a devastating and deeply shocking attack on a vital community space.
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— Scene Magazine (@index.scenemag.co.uk.ap.brid.gy) April 27, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Fire ‘ruins’ popular Milton Keynes LGBTQ+ nightclub with man arrested for arson https://is.gd/bAg9Pp [MetroUK] #lgbt #lgbtq
— Stephanie Migot (MsMigot) (@msmigot.bsky.social) April 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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