Firefighters tackle narrowboat blaze at Garstang

Three fire engines attended the incident

Firefighters tackled the canal boat blaze on Saturday afternoon
Author: Richard MuriePublished 1st Feb 2026

Three fire engines and the water support team have attended a blaze on a narrowboat at Garstang.

They were called to the craft on the Lancaster Canal on Saturday afternoon around 4.45pm (31st January).

Crews from Lancaster, Fulwood and Bamber Bridge attended, with the water incident team from Preston also at the scene near Kepple Lane.

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