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Boat Fire Outside Bargeman’s Rest Pub In Newport

Boat Fire Outside Bargeman’s Rest Pub In Newport
Tue, 05 June 2012 7:06PM

Fire crews from Newport were called to a boat fire outside the Bargeman’s Rest pub in Newport last night (Tuesday).

Crews were called at 18:23.

According to a spokesperson from Surrey Fire and Rescue Service initial reports suggested someone may have been trapped but all people onboard the boat have now been accounted for.

Two men were being cared for by the Red Cross following the incident.

Police and ambulance crews also attended the scene. 

An investigation is now underway to establish the cause of the blaze.

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