No life-threatening injuries were reported after a vessel caught fire early Sunday morning on Newport Harbor.
Newport Fire Capt. Brad Cronin said there were two people on the vessel at the time of the fire and were transported to Newport Hospital.
The 40- to 50-foot vessel was on a mooring in the harbor, Cronin said. The emergency call came in around 12:56 a.m. The fire department dispatched an incident command car, a rescue wagon and the Marine 6 vessel.
The U.S. Coast Guard and Narragansett Bay Marine Task Force also responded. The fire was under control by 1:26 a.m. The vessel sank during firefighting efforts.
Cronin said the cause of the fire is under investigation. The state Department of Environmental Management will assess the environmental impact, he added.
Newport Fire Capt. Brad Cronin said there were two people on the vessel at the time of the fire and were transported to Newport Hospital.
The 40- to 50-foot vessel was on a mooring in the harbor, Cronin said. The emergency call came in around 12:56 a.m. The fire department dispatched an incident command car, a rescue wagon and the Marine 6 vessel.
The U.S. Coast Guard and Narragansett Bay Marine Task Force also responded. The fire was under control by 1:26 a.m. The vessel sank during firefighting efforts.
Cronin said the cause of the fire is under investigation. The state Department of Environmental Management will assess the environmental impact, he added.
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