Boats damaged after fire breaks out

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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".

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Pacific Cruisers says the fire spread quickly

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Following the blaze one of the boats could be seen almost fully submerged

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