Boats damaged after fire breaks out

Three boats on fireImage source, NorfolkBroadsForum
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The fire service was called to a boatyard on the River Chet at Chedsgrave on Monday afternoon

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Boats have been damaged following a fire on the edge of the Norfolk Broads.

Norfolk Fire and Rescue service was called to a boatyard on Pits Lane in Chedgrave, near Loddon, at 15:41 BST on Monday.

Dozens of firefighters, from seven stations across Norfolk and East Suffolk, attended the blaze which took two hours to put out.

Pacific Cruisers, a boating holiday company, posted on social media, external about the incident and said "no body has been injured or hurt".

Boats destroyed by fire as flames start to die downImage source, NorfolkBroadsForum
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Pacific Cruisers says the fire spread quickly

A partly sunken fire damaged boat with another fire damaged boat in the backgroundImage source, Pacific Cruisers
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Following the blaze one of the boats could be seen almost fully submerged

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