FIRE crews rushed to a blaze on a 470 ton boat this morning in Hampshire.
Three engines from Hardley, Beaulieu, and Redbridge attended the incident on Shore Road in Hythe at 10.18am.
The boat was - that was 54m in length and 470 tonnes - had a fire in the hull caused by hot works involving paint thinners and rubber.
Two jets, one high pressure hose reel, and two breathing apparatus’ were used to extinguish the fire.
A spokesperson from Hampshire Fire and Rescue said: "The call came in at 10.18am this morning about a boat fire on Shore Road in Hythe.
"Three engines from Hardley, Beaulieu, and Redbridge attended.
"A ship had a fire in the hull caused by hot works involving paint thinners and rubber.
"The stop message came in at 11.36am."
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