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Watch the moment firefighters tackle Ely riverside boat blaze
Boat blaze Ely - Credit: Emma Chepaldin
Friends of the owner of a small boat that caught fire on the river in Ely say he safe’s and uninjured.
Boat fire at Ely - Credit: Emma Chepaldin
Boat fire at Ely - Credit: mjp-studio.com
Boat fire at Ely - Credit: mjp-studio.com
Boat on fire - Credit: Emma Chepaldin
Fire crews tackled the blaze today and quickly brought the blaze under control.
Glynis Pierson who was among those to see the fire, posted to Twitter: “Nobody hurt, thank goodness.”
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue were on the scene soon after it started and firefighters stayed until assured the area is safe.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire and Rescue said: "Crews from Ely and Cottenham were called at 10.40am to reports of a boat on fire near Ship Lane in Ely.
"Firefighters arrived to find a boat well alight.
"Two occupants had removed themselves from the boat.
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"Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire using hose reels and safely removed it from the water.
"They also checked for hot spots using a thermal imagine camera."
The crews are still at scene making the area safe.
