Six crews mobilise to put out blaze on Woolwich vessel

About 40 firefighters arriving in six fire engines tackled a fire involving a boat moored near Harrington Way in Woolwich yesterday.

Approximately half of the boat was alight, the first responders reported.

Due to the remote location of the fire, a water relay system was required as part of firefighting operations.

The appliances were stationed between the incident site and the nearest water hydrant, and then connected together by hose. This allowed crews to pump a constant supply of water to the scene of the fire.

The Brigade was called at around 4.15pm and control officers mobilised crews from East Greenwich, Forest Hill, Poplar, New Cross and Deptford fire stations to the scene, alongside two fire rescue units.

One of the Brigade’s fire boats also assisted with extinguishing the fire and a 32-metre turntable ladder was deployed as an observation tower to help provide the Incident Commander oversee the operation.

The fire was brought under control by 7pm. The cause is under investigation.

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