Fire crews try to aid dying fish

Fire crews were called to a lake after receiving reports from members of the public that a number of fish had died.

They used pumps to remove water and then sprayed it through the air back into Abington Park lake, Northampton, as a way of boosting its oxygen levels.

The Environment Agency is now investigating the cause of the distress caused to the fish.

An agency spokeswoman said the problem was not caused by low oxygen, but could be hot weather or disease.

She said: "We had various reports from the public about fish dying in the lake so we have carried out tests to find out what the problem is.

Possible causes

"It could have been low oxygen - although we have since found out this is not the case - it could be the hot weather or it could be disease. We don't know at the moment.

"Sometimes people drop goldfish into these lakes which they are not supposed to do because it spreads disease.

"We will monitor the lake, assess the water quality and find out what is causing the fish to die."

Anyone who has information about the incident is asked to contact the Environment Agency.