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Laura Clements

The day a beloved piece of Swansea's nightlife history was destroyed by fire

At the bottom of Mumbles Pier sits a large, unremarkable looking rectangular-shaped building. Older generations will likely remember this unassuming building when it was the rather more vibrant Cinderella's nightclub, with long queues of boys and girls outside and the maker of many relationships, marriages and plenty of tom foolery inside.

In those days, it wasn't uncommon to see people - so determined to get into Swansea's premier night time venue - scale the cliff face which rises steeply to the rear and try and sneak in the back. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.

But on Wednesday morning, the rear of the building is thought to have burst into flames and fire subsequently ripped through part of it and onto the grassy bank behind. Dark grey smoke billowed into the air as the fire took hold and could be seen for miles right around the Mumbles coastline and beyond.

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