Fire crews tackled a blaze which broke out on a canal barge on the Shropshire Union Canal in Nantwich.
The fire happened at around 9.45pm last night (September 14) on the canal off Chester Road in Acton.
Five appliances, a boat and an aerial appliance from Nantwich, Crewe, Powey Lane and Chester all attended the scene.
Firefighters in breathing apparatus boarded the boat with a hose reel jet to locate the fire, which they found was in the engine compartment.
A dry powder extinguisher was used to put it out.
Gas and electric supplies were isolated and the engine bay was inspected with a thermal imaging camera to ensure there were no hotspots.
It’s not clear how the fire started. It’s thought there were no injuries.
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