Canal boat burned out after an electrical fault
A canal boat was completely gutted by fire in South Staffordshire after an electrical fault caused it to set alight.
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The boat was moored along a quiet section of the Stafford Union Canal in Wheaton Aston.
Fire crews were called to the scene at 8am yesterday and had to use 50 litres of foam to put it out.
Diesel fuel was on fire both beneath and inside the boat but no water in the canal was contaminated.
Crews from Penkridge, Tamworth and Brewood attended to the boat for four hours, while The Canal and River Trust also inspected the scene.
