Brighton anti-capitalist activists leave camp after tents are ravaged by bad weather and set alight

Brighton anti-capitalist activists leave camp after tents are ravaged by bad weather and set alight

A group of 'occupy' protesters in Brighton have cleared a site in the city after their came was ravaged by bad weather and a fire.

Their camp, in Victoria Gardens, was first hit by gale force winds that blew away many of their tents before others were destroyed by flames when a number of pallets caught alight.

A firefighter who attended the blaze was attacked and pushed to the ground by a number of troublemakers who were understood to have infiltrated the protest.

Following the incident, the remaining occupiers today packed up and left the site, with a cleaning team drafted in to tidy up the park.

The encampment had been set up in the city centre at the end of October as part of international anti-capitalist action. Read More