Horror boats blaze was 'arson', claims terrified mum who is 'lucky to be alive'

A fire that destroyed multiple residential boats near Rickmansworth is being described by one victim as deliberate arson. Katie Exton, 34, said she woke on Sunday, August 16, to find her boat destroyed after an overnight blaze near Springwell Lock in Springwell Lane, Harefield. Exton told the Watford Observer she went to sleep early and believes she would have been safer if she had been on her other boat and had her dog with her. She claimed she is “95 per cent” sure who is responsible and fears the attack could be repeated. Public reports said six boats sank, but the London Fire Brigade’s log showed only two were destroyed.