Boater injured in explosion

A MAN welding on his narrowboat at Tardebigge on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal today (Friday), was injured when the fuel tank exploded.

The fire service was called out, but found no fire at the boat in the dry dock but the remains of an explosion, and an injured man who was treated for a fracture and taken to hospital, Alan Tilbury reveals.

Leaking fumes

A spokesman for the Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service told that it was fumes leaking from the boat's tank that ignited while the man was welding, and caused the explosion.

The fire crews made the area safe before leaving.