A wooden boat caught fire on Memorial Day in Empire.
According to a press release from the Coos Bay Fire Department, the fire began at 10:40 p.m. Monday on a large, free-standing wooden boat on 270 South Empire Boulevard.

"Upon arrival, fire fighters found the upper portion of the boat consumed with flames threatening to catch the adjacent building on fire," the release said. "Fire fighters were able to quickly knock down the flames and use a ladder to gain access to the main deck."
Fire fighters remained on scene until 12:45 a.m. and no other buildings received damage, the release said.
No one was injured by the fire, which is still under investigation.

A 36-foot-long vessel destroyed by fire Saturday morning leaked fuel on Sunday, prompting a response from several agencies.
The Portsmouth Fire Department dispatched several units to New England Boatworks about 12 p.m. for a report of 400 gallons of fuel aboard the vessel possibly leaking onto the travel lift platform and into the water as personnel attempted to recover the boat, said Captain Steven Lynch.
The Department of Environmental Management, Clean Harbors and Marine 6, the Newport Fire Department’s boat, initially responded Sunday, Lynch said. Coast Guard Station Castle Hill was notified of the incident but didn’t respond, according to an officer Sunday.
The Floridian boat, “Little Bird,” was beyond repair but needed to be recovered from the water, Lynch said.
On Saturday the Newport Fire Department received a call to respond around 10:20 a.m. from Jamestown dispatchers, Newport Fire Capt. Jared Minick said previously. The vessel caught fire after it pulled in near the East Ferry Landing in Jamestown, The Daily News previously reported; five firefighters responded on the fire boat, Marine Six, and extinguished the fire before leaving the scene about 11:08 a.m.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Justin Pago said previously that to the agency’s knowledge no one was on board when the fire erupted.
The investigation into the cause of the fire will likely be handled by the state Department of Environmental Management, Minick said previously.
Lynch said his department assisted in the containment of the fuel spill; booms were placed in the water to prevent it from spreading. As of 3 p.m. Sunday the spill was “all contained,” he said. A Portsmouth Fire Department engine remained on scene out of an abundance of caution.

Four people were safely evacuated after emergency crews responded to a single-boat fire in Decatur.
ALEA Patrol Commander Capt. Gary Buchanan confirmed that the mast of the sailboat made contact with the power lines that cross Flint Creek near Point Mallard and caught on fire.
Authorities say an 11-year-old boy from Trussville was injured and transported to Huntsville Children’s Hospital for medical attention. The sailboat sustained fire damage. Saturday, Buchanan said at last report he was being released from the hospital on Saturday.
The fire happened around 3:30 p.m. with Decatur Police, Decatur Fire & Rescue, Morgan County Rescue, ALEA, and EMS responding.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol is investigating the incident.

Crews are searching for someone who may have fallen into the Intracoastal Waterway as firefighters were putting out a fire on a sailboat near a West Palm Beach marina.
West Palm Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Danny Collazo told news outlets that crews arrived at the marina about 2 a.m. Tuesday after the engine on a boat caught fire. No one appeared to be injured in the fire, but witnesses told rescue crews that someone had fallen off the dock and into the water.
Divers searched for the missing person but had not found anyone by 6:30 a.m.
An investigation continues.

Two women escaped uninjured after their boat caught fire in Chisago County all thanks to the quick actions of some nearby anglers.
It was a frightening start to the boating season for a woman and her mother after their boat caught fire shortly after leaving the launch.
“They heard an explosion come off the back of the boat and it immediately burst into flames,” said Wyoming Police Chief Paul Hoppe.
Wyoming Police shared a photo of the boat engulfed in flames on Comfort Lake that was taken just minutes after the women were rescued by one of the few groups out on the water that day.
“Three guys on a fishing boat heard the small explosion on the boat, turned, noticed the flames coming out of the engine compartment, redirected their boat over to the burning boat and pulled the two gals off the boat,” Hoppe added.
With how quickly the fire moved and the only escape route being frigid waters, the boaters were lucky to be rescued, said Hoppe.
The water is not yet at swimming temperature and Hoppe warned that “hypothermia and exhaustion sets in very quick,” when people enter the water this time of year.
The Chief called the anglers heroes.
“They thought on their feet and leapt into action,” he said. “There was no hesitation and because of that, we have a positive outcome.”
Officials suspect the fire was caused by a gas leak.

A boat fire off of East Garfield Street and Fairview has Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood blanketed in thick smoke.
The fire occurred close to 10:30 a.m., with the boat spewing black clouds of smoke, while responders worked to get it under control.
Construction workers and residents adjacent to the scene of the fire were seen struggling to breathe as smoke spilled out over the neighborhood.
Seattle Fire reported two burned vessels, some damage to a pier, and no injuries. The cause of the fire is unknown.

A Kansas man was left with minor injuries after the boat’s engine exploded and caught fire.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol boat incident report, Carl Mort, 41, of Overland Park, Kansas, suffered minor injuries from an explosion at the sixth mile marker on Osage Arm Millstone Cove in Morgan County.
On Sun., May 5, 2019 at 9:55 p.m. Mort started the engine of the 1986 Wellcraft he was driving. The engine compartment then exploded causing the Wellcraft to catch fire. Mort refused medical treatment at the scene.
The Wellcraft was totaled.

Firefighters are battling a yacht fire in Riviera Beach.
The fire was burning on a yacht docked at Cracker Boy Boat Works next to the city marina.
It spread to other boats downwind and a tent at the boat yard.
The yacht is called "Sea Alice" and is registered out of Vancouver.
A spokesman for the Port of Palm Beach told WPTV that the fire is preventing a cruise ship from docking.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
No injuries have been reported.

Firefighters in Gravois Mills said a boat is a total loss after it caught fire while docked at Millstone Marina off Highway O just before 10 p.m. Saturday.
When the first fire units arrived, the power boat was already engulfed in flames. They were able to extinguish the flames.
The 1986 Wellcraft twin-engine power boat had just been acquired by the owner.
Emergency crews reported that the owner had recently fueled the boat and started one engine. When he went to start the second, the boat ignited.
Firefighters ruled the fire as accidental and blamed fuel vapors, which ignited when the owner started the engines.
The Rocky Mount Fire District assisted the Gravois Fire Department. The scene was cleared by 11 p.m.