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Boat fire - Central ward - Peterborough

On Thursday (14) shortly after 6.30pm, our Combined Fire Control received a number of calls to a boat fire along Embankment Road.

Crews from Stanground, Dogsthorpe and Yaxley responded to the incident.

Firefighters rescued one casualty from the boat, who was treated for smoke inhalation and burns at the scene, before being treated by the ambulance service. One dog was also rescued.

Wearing breathing apparatus, firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the fire.

The cause of the fire was accidental.