Firefighters rushed to put out a blaze that broke out beside a canal towpath.

Around six metres of a fence next to the Grand Union canal in Apsley caught light today, June 10, at 1.25pm.

One fire engine from Hemel Hempstead rushed to Frogmore Road and firefighters used a hose reel to put the flames out.

Watford Observer: The blaze was quickly extinguished. Credit: Eric JohnsonThe blaze was quickly extinguished. Credit: Eric Johnson

Photos by BBC senior journalist Eric Johnson shows people watching as the blaze spread, with a plume of smoke stretching down to Ebberns Road.

But the fire service said it had the flames out by 1.56pm.

The cause of the fire is said to be accidental.

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