Incident Reports: Fires at UK Leisure Facilities

Jun 24, 2024

This article provides a list of 68 reported fires at UK leisure centres.

The following statistics are based on the reported details of 60 fires at UK leisure centres between 2010 and 2024.

Fires were 23% more likely to occur from April to October (44 of 60) than from November to March (16 of 60).
Fires were 5% more likely on a weekday (47 of 60) than at a weekend (13 of 60).
To the best of our knowledge, there have been no deaths in UK leisure centre fires since 2000.

2024 - 5 fires

Sunday, 30 June. No hospitalisations. Abbeycroft Leisure - Kingfisher Leisure Centre - View.
Friday, 20 May. No hospitalisations. Salford Community Leisure - Clarendon Leisure Centre - View.
Monday, 25 March. No hospitalisations. Xcite - West Lothian Swimming Pool - View.
Saturday, 23 March. No hospitalisations. Xcite - Broxburn Swimming Pool - View.
Friday, 2 February. No hospitalisations. Doncaster Culture and Leisure Centres - Thorne Leisure Centre - View.

2023 - 6 fires

Wednesday, 9 August. No hospitalisations. Whitchurch Sports Centre - View.
Sunday, 23 July. No hospitalisations. Everyone Active - Neptune Centre - View.
Thursday, 20 July. No hospitalisations. Acorns Health and Leisure Centre - View.
Thursday, 20 July. No hospitalisations. Everyone Active - Harrow Leisure Centre - View.
Tuesday, 4 July. No hospitalisations. Richard Dunn Sports Centre - View.
Monday, 3 July. No hospitalisations. Freedom Leisure - Arun Leisure Centre - View.

2022 - 17 fires

Tuesday, 30 August. No hospitalisations. Freedom Leisure - New Milton Health & Leisure - View.
Saturday, 27 August. No hospitalisations. David Lloyd - Warrington - View.
Thursday, 18 August. No hospitalisations. Disused Gym, Wednesbury - View.
Thursday, 11 August. No hospitalisations. Fox Hollies Leisure Centre - View.
Monday, 8 August. No hospitalisations. Acorns Health and Leisure Club - View.
Thursday, 28 July. No hospitalisations. CrossFit St Albans - View.
Thursday, 22 July. No hospitalisations. Osterley Cricket Club - View.
Thursday, 21 July. No hospitalisations. Southall Sports Pavillion - View.
Tuesday, 19 July. No hospitalisations. David Lloyd - Hampton - View.
Thursday, 30 June. No hospitalisations. Disused swimming pool, Heath Town Swimming Baths - View.
Wednesday, 15 June. No hospitalisations. Eastvale Football Club - View.
Friday, 27 May. No hospitalisations. Alloa Leisure Bowl - View.
Monday, 25 May. No hospitalisations. Maypole Sports & Social Club - View.
Tuesday, 26 April. No hospitalisations. Severn Valley Yeoman Foresters Clubhouse - View.
Saturday, 9 April. No hospitalisations. Oasis Sports and Leisure Club - View.
Wednesday, 26 January. No hospitalisations. Fairfield Sports and Leisure Club, Dundee, Scotland - View.
Sunday, 23 January. No hospitalisations. Croydon Council - New Addington Leisure & Community Centre - View.

2021 - 4 fires

Monday, 6 December. No hospitalisations. Grangemouth Sports Complex - View.
Thursday, 14 October. No hospitalisations. David Lloyd - Eastbourne - View.
Friday, 24 September. No hospitalisations. David Lloyd - Coventry - View.
Sunday, 12 September. No hospitalisations. Stourport Sports and Leisure Centre - View.

2020 - 4 fires

Thursday, 24 December. No hospitalisations. David Lloyd - Ringwood - View.
Tuesday, 22 September. No hospitalisations. Fleetwood Gym FC Clubhouse - View.
Saturday, 29 August. No hospitalisations. Fitness4Less, Stourbridge - View.
Thursday, 13 February. No hospitalisations. Eagle Sports and Social Club - View.

2019 - 3 fires

2018 - 4 fires

Thursday, 6 December. No hospitalisations. David Lloyd - Chigwell - View.
Friday, 12 October. No hospitalisations. Bannatyne's Health Club and Spa - View.
Tuesday, 25 September. No hospitalisations. GLL - Highbury Leisure Centre - View.
Saturday, 12 May. No hospitalisations. South Bristol Sports Club - View.

2017 - 4 fires

Friday, 15 September. No hospitalisations. Grove Leisure Centre, Balderton, Newark - View.
Sunday, 28 May. No hospitalisations. Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast - View.
Tuesday, 24 January. No hospitalisations. David Lloyd - Twickenham - View.
Monday, 20 February. No hospitalisations. Exeter Leisure - Riverside Leisure Centre - View.

2016 - 1 fire

2015 - 2 fires

Saturday, 27 June. No hospitalisations. David Lloyd - Reading - View.
Tuesday, 23 June. No hospitalisations. Shelton Sports and Leisure Ground - View.

2014 - 3 fires

2013 - 2 fires

2012 - 2 fires

Wednesday, 29 February. No hospitalisations. Selby District Council - Abbey Leisure Centre - View.
Friday, 15 June. No hospitalisations. Bushey Grove Leisure Centre - View.

2011- 1 fire

Tuesday, 9 August 2011. No hospitalisations. Batchwood Golf and Tennis Centre - View.

2010 - 2 fires

Saturday, 18 December. No hospitalisations. DC Leisure - Lime Kiln Leisure Centre - View.
Wednesday, 15 December. No hospitalisations. Virgin Active Health and Fitness Club - Bromley - View.

Pre-2009 - 8 fires

2009, Wednesday, 4 February. No hospitalisations. Virgin Active Health and Fitness Club - Wokingham - View.
2007, Tuesday, 4 December. No hospitalisations. The Stourport Sports Club - View.
2007, Monday, 7 May. No hospitalisations. St James Pool, Kings Lynn - View.
2006, Friday, 31 March. No hospitalisations. Chiswick Riverside Fitness Club - View.
2004, Tuesday, 28 September. No hospitalisations. Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre - View.
2001, Tuesday, 20 November. No hospitalisations. Elliotts Sports and Social Club - View.
1984, Saturday, 14 January. Six fatalities. Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast - View.
1973, Thursday, 2 August. 50 fatalities and 80 persons injured. Summerland, Isle of Man - View.

Citation. Jacklin, D. 2024. Incident Reports: Fires in UK leisure facilities. Water Incident Research Hub, 24 June; updated 30 June.