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Six luxury boats have been destroyed by fire at a Sydney marina. The boats have burned in a domino effect after one boat caught fire while being worked on. During a scramble to move the boats on fire to open water a couple more caught fire. Part of the marina was reportedly damaged by fire as well.
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A police spokesman said early investigations suggest someone was working on their boat when it caught alight while moored near Beaconsfield Street, Newport, about 2.30pm (AEST).
The flames spread to two other boats which were moored nearby, police said.
Two of the burning craft were dragged to sand bars and extinguished, but one drifted to the nearby Sirsi Marina, and set another two boats alight, a police spokesman said.
Newport multiple boat fire. Photo: David Thorne
