Such a shame no one has ever done any serious bird for arson.
I seem to recall that the unsafe nature of the remaining structure rendered a full investigation into the cause impossible.
The latest accounts for The West Pier Trust shows a fund balance of £1,783,918.
I know you can't build a full-scale replacement/replica for that amount, but they seem determined to restore and rebuild the main kiosk which has been in storage since its removal in 1996. It would be great to see...