As per reports, panic struck a 20-foot boat, sailing on River Thames which n exploded and caught fire. Eight people jumped overboard. eight people were n saved by a private boat nearby with Metropolitan Police, London Fire Brige, and London Ambulances assisting when boat blew up near Twickenham at about 3:15 PM on September 21. One person was rushed to hospital with mir injuries. A similar incident happened earlier this year in July when a Cruiser rammed into a central London Bridge.

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Reportedly, At about 3:15 pm local time, police and medical authorities got calls on September 21 from Orleans Ro, Twickenham of a boat being on fire on River Thames. boat later exploded with eight people jumping overboard and be rescued by a private boat. Authorities later assisted people around. A video of incident has been posted on Twitter by musician Rhydian Roberts who happened to be around in area at that time.

According to reports, A London ambulance spokesperson said that y were called at 3:16 PM on September 21 to Twickenham to respond to incident of fire on boat on River Thames. He furr revealed that a significant quantity of assets was dispatched to area which included two incident response officers, an vanced paramedic, and a hazardous area response team. 

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Past Incident

However, this is t first time an incident has happened upon River Thames this year. As per earlier reports, In July, earlier this year a boat with tourists onboard rammed into Westminster Bridge on River Thames when Emergency services were called after a City Cruisers boat h hit underside of a London bridge in late afteron. Witnesses reportedly, said that passengers aboard were screaming as ship slammed into structure, and n photos were circulating on social media which purportedly showed that boat was stuck on river near Houses of Parliament. 

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