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Electric Boat Explodes On Canal

Scene of a canal boat explosion with smoke rising, emergency response area visible, alongside warning signs and equipment.
https://youtu.be/dheevNbWUv0

From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

By Paul Homewood

h/t neilofwatford

From the Northampton Chronicle:

Headline about a canal being cordoned off and a marina evacuated after a boat explosion in Northants.

Firefighters believe that batteries thought to be made up of lithium-ion were the cause of an explosion on a Northamptonshire canal boat.

Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service (NFRS) were called to reports of a canal boat fire following an explosion at Gayton Marina on Tuesday August 5 just before 8.15am. Crews from Mereway, Moulton and Towcester attended the scene to find a canal boat filled with smoke.

Full story here.

Apparently, it was an electric day boat, and one YouTube blogger was close by:

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