Specsavers jokes it is giving 'free eye tests' in Blackpool after 'fire' at iconic tower turns out to be orange netting - as social media erupts with hilarious memes

Pictures and videos of the 'flames' coming from the top of the 520ft cast iron structure quickly went viral across social media before it was revealed to be orange netting.

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