Fire crews from two stations were called to tackle a boat fire at a Fenland marina on Thursday.

The fire broke out in a small boat at Twenty Pence Marina in Wilburton.

Crews from Cottenham community fire and rescue and Ely turned out to extinguish the fire.

Ely Standard: Boat fire at Twenty Pence MarinaBoat fire at Twenty Pence Marina (Image: Cambs fire and rescue)

"Crews were faced with a small boat well alight, spreading to further boats,” said a fire service spokesperson.

Posting on the Cottenham fire station Facebook page the spokesperson added: “Both crews did a fantastic job, stopping the fire from spreading.


Ely Standard: Boat fire at Twenty Pence MarinaBoat fire at Twenty Pence Marina (Image: Cambs fire and rescue)

“Thankfully there were no injuries from today's incident.”

One possible cause is a fuel leak but it is unconfirmed.

Cottenham fire station is manned by a crew of on-call firefighters.

Twenty Pence Mari

Ely Standard: Boat fire at Twenty Pence MarinaBoat fire at Twenty Pence Marina (Image: Cambs fire and rescue)

na is family run and is situated on a non-tidal, stretch of the Old West section of the River Great Ouse.

It has moorings for 60 boats, bankside and pontoons.