Alarming photos from the scene show firefighters battling a blaze on a boat on the bank of the Thames in the small town of Lechdale – it’s believed to have exploded, putting nine people in hospital
Nine people, including a baby, have been rushed to hospital after a boat is believed to have exploded on the banks of the River Thames.
Firefighters were pictured putting out a blaze in the small town of Lechlade, on the edge of Wiltshire, yesterday. The fire is believed to have been started by an explosion, but the exact circumstances of the terrifying blaze are not yet known.
Among the nine people that were taken to hospital, a child, thought to be an infant, was airlifted to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children for urgent medical care, according to Wiltshire999s. Another one of the injured people airlifted to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford where they received treatment.
The other seven injured people were taken to nearby hospitals by land ambulances.
A huge emergency response was triggered as two air ambulances and six ambulances were among the huge call out. Several fire engines rushed to the scene to help put out the terrifying blaze.
Police from several units, including Gloucestershire Constabulary, Thames Valley Police, Wiltshire Police and the MOD Police, were also at the scene of the “explosion”.
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