Captain Beeky wrote... >On 31, Dec 2006, at 19:39, Martin Clark wrote: > >> A boat was destroyed by fire on the Bridgewater canal a few days ago. I >> have been sent frightening photos of the boat ablaze. >> http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/news/roundup.htm > >So what is it that is burning . . . gas ? I would have expected an >explosion rather than the flames along the whole length of the boat . . >. petrol from the non BSS compliant genny, but that would have been >just one end presumably. It's a bit like the Xmas pud with some of the >Jack Daniels poured over it. > >The person who reportedly disconnected the gas bottle(s) . . . I >presume back in captivity ! > I was wondering where the gas bottle was. If it was in a locker in the bow, that would have been rather close to the cratch,which seemed to be well ablaze early on.
The gas bottle may have been outside the wheelhouse. A zoom in on the first image shows someone doing something on the towpath beside the wheelhouse, but he may have been untying the rope if the adjacent boat which was moved shortly afterwards. See http://tinyurl.com/yfwqn3 The description was from the chap who took the photos. -- Martin Clark Internet Boaters' Database http://www.boaterweb.co.uk Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk
