Drawing of MFB fire float and tug on the River Thames

A drawing of a Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire float and tug heading to a riverside blaze in the distance. The fire float was a fire pump mounted in a barge that could supply water to the land via hoses or direct water onto a blaze from jets mounted on the barge. The tug transported the fire float to the scene of the fire

Barge Blaze Crews Fireboat Fireboats Float Hoses Jets Riverside Tugs

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