Island fire crews are currently tackling a fire onboard a boat at an East Cowes boatyard this afternoon (Tuesday).
Crews from Newport, Ryde and East Cowes were called to the scene on Clarence Boatyard at around 15:12 after receiving reports of a fire inside a boat in a storage shed.
At the scene, firefighters have surrounded the fire and the incident is now under control.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have told Island Echo that no additional resources are needed at this time.
UPDATE @ 17:15 – 2 breathing apparatus and 2 hose reels were used during the incident.
A battery in thermal runaway was cooled and removed from the vessel and submerged in a water tank.
Monitoring will be carried out for 36 hours.
Lion batteries. Wait until the masses are driving second hand worn out battery vehicles.
The Cowes arsonist will have to do something else to then gain attention
Catch me if you can
Im sure they will be replacing their batteries in their worn out cars , at a nice cost of 25k