Two firefighters were injured by a downed wire while responding to a fire on a sailboat caused by a lightning strike.
Cell phone video captured a nightmare scenario that could happen at any marina.
"The boats lined up like that could be like a book of matches," said Chip Miller, owner of Miller Marina.
2 firefighters hurt battling boat blaze in St. Clair Shores
It happened at the Jefferson Beach Marina.
St. Clair Shore fire received a report around 6 p.m. Thursday that a possible lightning strike hit a dry docked sailboat.
When firefighters arrived, a bad situation turned much worse.
"They had to climb on the boat, which was on dry dock. While they were extinguishing the fire, a power line came in contact with the boat," said St. Clair Shores Battalion Chief Matt Hanna.
Two firefighters were on the boat, when the wire came down.
"The two that were injured were transported to the hospital where they are doing OK. It's non-life threatening injuries," Hanna said.
Cell phone video captured a nightmare scenario that could happen at any marina.
"The boats lined up like that could be like a book of matches," said Chip Miller, owner of Miller Marina.
2 firefighters hurt battling boat blaze in St. Clair Shores
It happened at the Jefferson Beach Marina.
St. Clair Shore fire received a report around 6 p.m. Thursday that a possible lightning strike hit a dry docked sailboat.
When firefighters arrived, a bad situation turned much worse.
"They had to climb on the boat, which was on dry dock. While they were extinguishing the fire, a power line came in contact with the boat," said St. Clair Shores Battalion Chief Matt Hanna.
Two firefighters were on the boat, when the wire came down.
"The two that were injured were transported to the hospital where they are doing OK. It's non-life threatening injuries," Hanna said.
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