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Couple and dog escape from River Dart boat fire | Couple and dog escape from River Dart boat fire |
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Two people and a dog have escaped from a fire which destroyed their boat at Kingswear on the River Dart. | Two people and a dog have escaped from a fire which destroyed their boat at Kingswear on the River Dart. |
For the second time in a week, fire crews had to use the Dartmouth lower ferry to tackle the blaze. | For the second time in a week, fire crews had to use the Dartmouth lower ferry to tackle the blaze. |
The fire on the 25ft (7m) Bayliner started just after 23:00 GMT, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said. | The fire on the 25ft (7m) Bayliner started just after 23:00 GMT, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said. |
The couple were treated on shore by paramedics, before being taken to hospital as a precaution. They are not thought to have been seriously hurt. | The couple were treated on shore by paramedics, before being taken to hospital as a precaution. They are not thought to have been seriously hurt. |
Andy Callan, crew manager at Dartmouth fire station, said when crews arrived on the scene there was a dense smoke plume and the boat, Blue Storm, was "burning ferociously from end to end". | Andy Callan, crew manager at Dartmouth fire station, said when crews arrived on the scene there was a dense smoke plume and the boat, Blue Storm, was "burning ferociously from end to end". |
"It was very dramatic - you could see it from afar and the whole of Dartmouth was looking at it," he said. | "It was very dramatic - you could see it from afar and the whole of Dartmouth was looking at it," he said. |
When the RNLI's Dart inshore lifeboat was taking the fire officer on to the river to assess the blaze, liquid petroleum gas cylinders aboard Blue Storm exploded. | |
The lower ferry was then used to take a fire engine out to tackle the blaze and prevent it burning through the mooring line. | The lower ferry was then used to take a fire engine out to tackle the blaze and prevent it burning through the mooring line. |
"If it had done that, [the boat] would have started to float down the river," Mr Callan said. | "If it had done that, [the boat] would have started to float down the river," Mr Callan said. |
On Monday night a fire destroyed the 51ft (15.5m) charter vessel African Queen when it was moored on a pontoon in the middle of the estuary. | On Monday night a fire destroyed the 51ft (15.5m) charter vessel African Queen when it was moored on a pontoon in the middle of the estuary. |
"I've been in the service in Dartmouth for 12 years and I've never had a boat fire until this week - now I've had two and it's been a real eye opener," Mr Callan said. | "I've been in the service in Dartmouth for 12 years and I've never had a boat fire until this week - now I've had two and it's been a real eye opener," Mr Callan said. |
However, the fires have not been linked and the fire service believes both were accidental. | However, the fires have not been linked and the fire service believes both were accidental. |
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