Will Simon Barlow die? (Picture: ITV) Things are set to get dramatic in a double bill of Coronation Street tonight as a boat fire leaves Simon Barlow in grave danger. The blaze strikes in the second episode this evening, with Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) standing to potentially lose everything – but could that also include his son? And more importantly, just how does the fire start? Well Wednesday night’s ep will see Simon confronting his dad over his plans to take Abi (Sally Carman) to Kefalonia instead, leading to Peter backing down and inviting him instead – and Abi’s furious, turning to drink when she finds out. Simon decides to sleep on the boat – but an upturned lamp leads to trouble (Picture: BBC) Simon promptly invites Aadi and Asha to see the boat then once they’re gone decides to sleep onboard overnight – but while he sleeps someone to knocks over a lamp not fully extinguished – and it seems like it was no accident. Could this be the end for Simon as the boat goes up in flames? Well, his fate is yet to be confirmed, but speculation is continuing to mount over who could possibly have set the boat ablaze. Peter could be about to lose everything (Picture: ITV) Abi would seem like an obvious suspect of course as revenge for Peter’s treatment of her, although the finger of suspicion is also set to point at Carla after Abi insists on checking CCTV footage of the factory – and we discover it’s been deleted. Could it be anything to do with her? Well that remains to be seen but another potential suspect has entered the fray and that’s Roy Cropper – with further speculation that the boat fire could ultimately trigger the factory collapse by causing the roof to weaken. Who’s to blame? We’ll just have to hang in there to find out. Coronation Street is on ITV at 7.30 and 8.30pm on Wednesday. Got a showbiz story? 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Abi Franklin had planned to sail away with her lover to Greece, but sadly Peter did not feel the same and they broke up, just hours before, leading him to believe it was a revenge attack. (Image: ITV) But Corrie fans are convinced that it was another character - and their theory may come as a surprise. Roy Cropper is the prime suspect for Corrie viewers, with many believing he may have done it unintentionally while sleepwalking. One viewer wrote: "It's so obvious it was Roy who started that fire - he was sleepwalking." Another said: "Well obviously that was Roy sleepwalking who accidentally started the fire!" A third speculated: "Is it just me, or is it really obvious that Roy wandered off in his sleep and set fire to the boat?" Can't get enough of TV and celeb news? 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Coronation Street viewers are going to tune in and see Peter Barlow’s (played by Chris Gascoyne) boat be engulfed in flames tonight. Whilst he is set to lose his home and new business, things get much worse when he realises his son Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) is inside. It comes as official soap spoilers explaining the lead up to the fire have been revealed. But does Simon make it out alive and unharmed? Scenes airing tonight will show Simon invited Aadi and Asha to look around his dad’s boat. After a quick tour, the teenagers bid goodnight to Simon and extinguish the lamp they were using. Placing it down outside, Simon goes to bed, but it isn’t until hours later that the devastation is caused. Someone will be seen stumbling down the cobbles and accidentally knocks over the lamp which wasn’t fully put out. What starts out as a small flame eventually engulfs the whole boat, and in a matter of minutes Simon is in a life-threatening situation. As a crowd begins to gather outside, residents run bleary-eyed out of their houses to witness the boat on fire. Coronation Street spoilers: Simon Barlow DIES in horrific boat fire tonight? But Simon is no where to be seen, nor has he attempted to escape. As Peter joins the other Coronation Street residents, he is devastated to see his prize possession on fire. However, realisation sets in that is son is on board. With the flames too strong to tackle without professional help, Peter is forced to stand back and hope his son isn’t inside. Will Peter survive? As for who knocked over the lamp, it as been suggested that Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) will be the first to be blamed. CORONATION STREET SPOILERS: RANA HABEEB DIES IN FACTORY ROOF COLLAPSE PLOT TWIST? Coronation Street spoilers: Peter will watch on in horro Coronation Street spoilers: A crowd will gather Is Simon in the boat? Will he survive?<doc-sep>Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) is set to lose everything in a huge boat fire tonight in Coronation Street; his new business, and worse, his son. Simon (Alex Bain) is understandably pretty miffed when he finds out his dad passed him over for the Kefalonia trip, inviting Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) instead. He confronts his dad who immediately backs down and says he can of course come instead of Abi, she means absolutely nothing to him. Unfortunately, Seb (Harry Visinoni) has heard everything and his cruel words won’t remain a secret. Abi is deeply hurt and lashes out in anger at Peter’s treatment of her, one again turning to the bottle. Peter tries to get her to see alcohol isn’t the answer but she’s hearing none of it. Meanwhile, Simon is super proud of his dad’s work and excited about his father-son trip on the horizon, so invites Aadi and Asha to have a look around the boat. When the teenagers are done they say their good nights to Simon, who plans to sleep on the boat, and they extinguish the hurricane lamp they were using as they go. But later a shadowy figure is seen on the boat and they knock over the lamp, which wasn’t fully put out. The flame is soon reignited and before long the whole vessel is swamped in flames – with Simon still on board. A crowd gathers as the blaze really takes hold, and there’s been no sign of Simon trying to make his escape. Peter arrives and his heartbroken to see his pride and joy go up in smoke, but then he realises he’s about to face an even worse tragedy when he learns his son is still on board. The flames are too strong to fight back, will Simon succumb to them? But who set the blaze? Abi will be the first in the firing line, but it’ll be Carla who soon finds herself being accused. Reports have claimed that Roy Cropper could be the mystery person who knocked over the lamp, and there is speculation that with the boat fire happening so close to the factory it could be the cause behind the weakened roof and subsequent collapse. Could Roy ultimately be responsible for two deaths?<doc-sep>
Thankfully no fictional characters were harmed in tonight's boat fire on the cobbles. Peter Barlow, played by Chris Gascoyne, managed to pull his son, Simon to safety through the blaze. He, himself then had to make a dramatic leap to safety, as the Lost Buoy went down in flames, having never made its maiden voyage with Peter at the helm - who has been sporting a Captain Haddock turtle neck of late. But while he comes to terms with how close his son was to death, he is already pointing fingers - firmly at Abi. Abi Franklin, played by Sally Carman, had planned to sail away with her lover to Greece, although we are not sure where from. Sadly, Peter did not feel the same and they broke up, just hours before, leading him to believe it was a revenge attack. But, things are never that simple in Corrie. And it is very possible she will be arrested and charged for arson, only for it to turn out it was someone else completely. But who? (Image: ITV) Later this week a furious Peter goes in search of Abi, but she angrily denies any part in the fire. Peter refuses to believe her and asks his ex wife Carla Connor to check the CCTV from the factory. When the police arrive to check the CCTV footage Sarah is surprised to see footage from the past few days has been deleted. It seems the factory boss, who previously raised concern about Roy's sleepwalking, is covering for her close friend. When Peter hears from Sally Metcalfe that CCTV footage has been deleted and Cathy confirms he saw Abi across town at the time the fire started, he decides Carla has some explaining to do. He storms round to Roy’s flat and accuses his ex wife of setting fire to the boat. But Carla denies any involvement and her friend Roy leaps to her defence. Can't get enough of TV and celeb news? For all the latest TV and celeb news you can follow us on Twitter @celebliverpool and Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/pg/Celebrityliverpoolecho You can also follow our individual reporters: Rebecca Koncienzcy: @RDKoncienzcy Lottie Gibbons: @lottgibbons Sophie McCoid: @Mccoidsophie Former sailor Peter had been stringing both women along after Carla bought Peter the boat for Christmas. It looked like the recovering alcoholic and Carla were growing close again, but then drunken former drug addict Abi caught his eye and the pair enjoyed romps on his boat. Abi fell hard for Peter and believed he wanted to sail off into the sunset with him, but it turned out he didn't feel the same way. *Coronation Street is on ITV1 Friday at 7:30pm and 8:30pm