Not so very far down the page on the report of today’s fire on Weston-super-Mare’s pier appears a plea from the local police:

Police have placed a cordon around the pier and beach and advised people to avoid the area.

Then at the bottom of the article appears another plea, from the BBC News website itself:

Are you in the area? Can you see the fire? Send us your comments using the form below. You can send pictures and video to:yourpics@bbc.co.uk or if you have a large file you can upload here.

Erm…