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Dog dies and two people hurt after boat explosion

North Wales Fire Service Two firefighters try to put out a burning pleasure boatNorth Wales Fire Service
North Wales Fire Service A pleasure boat on water in flames in the darkNorth Wales Fire Service
An explosion on a pleasure boat left a dog dead and two people in hospital
The pleasure boat sank and a canal boat was also damaged

A dog has died and two people have been taken to hospital after a gas explosion on a pleasure boat.

Firefighters were called to the scene in Chirk marina, Wrexham county, at 18:10 GMT on Saturday.

The two people escaped the vessel - which sank - with minor injuries but the flames spread to a 40ft long canal boat.

A drifting boat was stopped from hitting others after its mooring ropes broke after catching fire.

No pollutants or debris entered the main canal, North Wales Fire Service Green Watch said in a post on Instagram.