Investigation into fire at Windermere Aquatic Centre
A fire broke out at Windermere Aquatic Centre in Bowness on 16th November at around 7.30pm.
Around 90 boats were stored at the centre, and several were severely damaged in the fire.
10 appliances and 60 firefighters attended the fire which took around 5 hours to extinguish.
A spokesperson for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said: “By the time the first crews arrived the fire had already broken through the roof of the storage shed. It was obvious that we needed further appliances and [we] requested help from Staveley, Ambleside, Kendal and Barrow. We also had environmental protection equipment at the scene as there were some concerns about pollution from the fire water run-off entering the lake.We were lucky in as much as we were able to use the lake as our primary water supply.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is being carried out.
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