Inverness firefighters tackle boat blaze on housing estate

Inverness firefighters had an unusual call out in the early hours of this morning - to tackle a blaze on board a boat, on dry land.

Two appliances, both from Inverness, were despatched to the scene at Cameron Court, Smithton at 3am this morning.

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The fire was quickly extinguished, according to the control centre, and thankfully there were no casualties.

The short film and picture here, submitted by a reader, appears to show the aftermath of the operation.

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