It was reported that the accident occurred on the 28th local time. On the same day, a yacht worth 6million pounds (about 50.76 million yuan) caught fire on the dock of Torquay, England. Before noon of the same day, the fire department received a fire alarm from the yacht, and then arrived at the scene to put out the fire. Devon and Somerset fire and rescue services said that the 85 foot yacht carried about 8000 liters of fuel. People near the wharf were evacuated urgently because of the possible danger; At about 18:00 that afternoon, the fire was put out, but the yacht had sunk.
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The report also mentioned that due to the detection of "toxic gas" at the scene of the incident, the Fire Department advised all residents in the area near the wharf to close doors and windows. The local environmental department said that since there were about 9 tons of diesel on the yacht, the focus of work has shifted to "dealing with pollution" after the shipwreck. At present, no casualties have been reported.
According to the report, a witness Georgina clisby said in an interview with British media: "we stood and watched for about 10 minutes until the thick smoke began to affect our lungs. There was too much smoke, blocking the sun. We heard several slight explosions and saw flames."
The local fire department said that the cause of the fire is not clear, and they will conduct further investigation.