Yacht Destroyed By Fire At Warners Bay

BY IAN CROUCH

Fire has destroyed a yacht at Warners Bay overnight.

Crews from Cardiff and Teralba along with the Hazmat Unit from Newcastle were called to the Jetty off The Esplanade and Lake Street at 1.30am on Thursday to find the yacht hitched to the pier well alight.

They took about 90 minutes to fully extinguish and mop up the scene.

The yacht sank and will be salvaged today.

Police are investigating the cause of the fire.

Fire crews arrived to find the yacht engulfed in flames Picture; Fire & Rescue Cardiff

House Badly Damaged By Fire At Caves Beach

BY IAN CROUCH

A house has been severely damaged in an overnight fire at Caves Beach.

7 fire trucks from Swansea, Belmont, Tingira Heights and Charlestown were called to the two storey brick and tin roof home on The Esplanade at about 5.30pm on Thursday to find the house well alight.

It's taken two-and-a-half hours to extinguish the blaze which damaged about two thirds of the house.

No-one was injured.

Police say it appears an electrical fault sparked the fire.

Man Charged After Girls Approached At Warners Bay

BY IAN CROUCH

A man has been charged with assault after he allegedly approached two schoolgirls at Warners Bay.

Police say the 12-year-old girls were taking part in a school sports activity on The Esplanade yesterday morning when the man called out to them.

It's claimed the 22-year-old touched one of the girls on the arm and tried to pull the other into a nearby arcade.

He was arrested at nearby hotel and is due to face Toronto Local Court next month charged with two counts of common assault and intimidation.