Dramatic photos show the aftermath of a fire which ripped through a narrowboat in Nottingham.
A man was taken to the hospital with burn injuries after his boat reportedly caught fire while he was asleep.
Fire crews from the London Road and Highfields fire stations were called to the scene on Tuesday morning (December 22) following a call from a member of the public at around 7.45am.
Arrived at the Castle Marina, the firefighters found a 70-year-old attempting to tackle the blaze coming from a narrowboat.
It is believed that the man woke at around 6:30am to put on a log fire burner and returned to bed. He woke up to find the boat filled with smoke and tried to extinguish the fire, the emergency service confirmed.
Because of his attempts to fight the fire, the man had suffered from heavy smoke inhalation and burn injuries.
After being treated at the scene, he was taken to hospital by East Midlands Ambulance Service.
A joint fire investigation with Nottinghamshire Police is underway to further investigate the cause.
Station Manager Chris Navin said: "If you are using a log burner this Christmas then please avoid overloading the burner with logs and don't leave the burner unattended. Make sure you have working smoke alarms and take the opportunity to test them regularly so that they can alert you if there is a fire.
"Should there be a fire in your home, please get out, stay out and call 999. The fire service will fight the fire and it will prevent you from seriously injuring yourself.
"I would like to thank firefighters for their efforts in tackling this blaze and we wish the gentleman involved a speedy recovery."
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