A boat caught fire Saturday with 8 people onboard. One person was injured. The fire happened at the Miami Marine Stadium and could be seen from the Rickenbacker Causeway.
According to diners at a nearby restaurant, just before 9 p.m. Saturday, they heard an explosion. Witnesses said they then saw a boat in flames and people jumping off the vessel.
Miami Fire Rescue’s fire boat responded along with a dive team. A woman suffered burns and was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. The other 7 were evaluated at the scene, but no other injuries were reported.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating what caused the explosion aboard the 20 to 30-foot boat.

Sixteen people were taken to the hospital after being exposed to carbon monoxide on a private boat Sunday afternoon, Suffolk police said.
Captain Ryan, a 35-foot boat, was traveling from City Island in the Bronx to Port Jefferson when numerous people onboard became sick with carbon monoxide poisoning at about 2 p.m.
The boat was able to dock at Danford's Marina at 25 East Broadway with 16 out of the 17 people on board sick. Marine Bureau and Sixth Precinct police officers, as well as members of the Port Jefferson Fire Department, the United States Coast Guard, Brookhaven Town bay constables and fire marshals, responded to the dock and determined there was carbon monoxide inside the cabin of the boat, affecting 12 adults and four children ages 10 to 13.
The origin of the carbon monoxide is under investigation but has been ruled non-criminal, police said. After a safety inspection of the vessel, two tickets were issued for having expired safety flares and having less than the required number of personal floatation devices.
The people who became sick were transported via ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital, St. Charles Hospital and John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, both in Port Jefferson, for treatment.

A boat caught fire on the Gravois Arm of the Lake, Friday evening, and authorities say the driver and passengers escaped safely.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Richard Sullivan, of Ashland, Mo. was driving the 1987 Chris Craft around the 6 Mile Marker, not far from Coconuts Bar & Grill. Sullivan had just finished pulling some tubers when he noticed smoke and flames coming from the engine compartment, the Patrol says. All of the occupants got off the boat safely and were helped out of the water by a passing boater. The boat quickly became a floating fireball and drifted toward the shore, authorities say.
Rocky Mount Fire District responded, and no other damage was reported as a result of the boat fire. Once extinguished, the boat was towed by Lake Tow.

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​On 06-27-20 at 8:47 a.m., Hernando County Fire Rescue (HCFR) received a 911 call for a boat fire at the Hernando County Boat Ramp, located at 4477 Caliente St. There were reports that there were 5 family members on board, 4 of them with burn injuries. HCFR arrived on scene within 6 minutes and found flames in the rear of the boat and began to triage the 4 burn victims.
Upon arrival, the fire was quickly extinguished, and aeromedical transport called for two teenage victims of the family. The other two burn victims refused medical treatment or transport. Both teenage victims were transported to Tampa General Hospital with non-life-threatening, but serious burn injuries. There was no exposure damage to any other vehicle, boat, or structure. The fire was contained to the family’s boat. The origin of the fire appeared to be in the area of the boat’s outboard engine. The fire is currently under investigation.
HCFR responded to the scene with 3 Engines, 3 ALS ambulances, 1 Battalion Chief, and 2 Aeromedical Helicopters.
HCFR would like to remind boaters to practice boating emergencies including the proper use of fire extinguishers with all passengers and family members.

A boat was on fire in the middle of the water in Chase, Maryland Friday morning.
Baltimore County firefighters responded to the boat fire at Patuxent and Greenbank roads around 10 a.m.
No occupants were on the boat at the time.
The boat fire was extinguished and it was pulled into the dock to put out embers.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.

A boat caught fire in Smith Mountain Lake on Wednesday, but the quick thinking of two passing boaters helped the people on the burning boat survive.
“You just saw people jumping off of the boat,” said Jim Hogle. “The boat was engulfed in flames, front to back, in about 15 to 20 seconds.”
“We heard this big explosion,” added Lynne Fye. “We turned to the right and we saw the boat and some smoke.”
Hogle and Fye both saw the boat catch fire near the Halesford Bridge. Both approached the burning boat to save the people who leapt off of it.
“You’re a human being,” Hogle said. “You want to help people, and it was our instinct to do that since we were there.”
“There wasn’t a second thought,” Fye said. “We were there and we were going to help out no matter what.”
Four people were on the boat when it erupted in flames. Hogle took three of them on his boat, and Fye welcomed the last person aboard her boat.
All four escaped the situation with no injuries.
Both believe life jackets helped the four people stay safe more than they could.
“Don’t store your life jackets under your boat seats. Don’t store them in compartments,” Hogle said. “They only had 15 seconds.”
“Anything can happen at any time. Just be safe out there so we can make this a great community,” Fye said. “It was a scary moment, and we’re just very fortunate that everyone is safe.”
The Franklin County Fire Marshal’s Office and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries are still investigating the cause of the fire.

Smith Mountain Lake Fire and Rescue extinguished a boat fire on the lake Wednesday evening.
According to the Smith Mountain Lake Volunteer Fire and Rescue, the boat was engulfed in flame when crews got there, and the fire burned to the water line.
Four people were onboard the boat, and got out safely. The boat was removed from the water with no fuel leakage.
A camera at Captain’s Quarter Marina got one view of the fire.
Conservation police and the Franklin County Fire Marshal are investigating to determine the cause.

Multiple local emergency personnel responded to a boat explosion and fire June 20 at Joe Bald Park, approximately three miles from Kimberling City.
The Missouri State Highway Water Patrol reported Michael Corriston, 39, of Tonganoxie, Kansas was backing a 1995 Starcraft Runabout boat into Table Rock Lake when the engine compartment exploded and caught fire when he started the vessel. ​
The online boat incident report also listed the incident type as Fire/Explosion: Fuel and Propulsion/Generator Related. No injury information was listed on the report.
In a corresponding Facebook post, TowBoatUS Table Rock Lake reported the Southern Stone County Fire Protection District put out the fire and kept the scene clean. TowBoatUS responded to the scene with two boats and assisted with the vessel once the fire crews has extinguished the fire.
The Stone County Sheriff’s Office and Mercy Paramedics also responded and assisted at the scene, according to TowBoatUS. 

Seven fire departments responded to a shrimp boat fire in Shallotte Tuesday afternoon.
The boat was seen burning close to Holden Seafood on Bill Holden Road early in the afternoon.
Personnel at Ocean Isle Beach fire department confirmed units were still trying to contain the fire at 5:30 p.m.
No further information is currently available.

State Police confirmed that no one was injured during a boat fire on Sunday afternoon.
The State Police Marine Services Bureau told reporters that two people were on the boat when it caught fire, but both got off safely.
The incident was reported just after noon, south of the Mantoloking Bridge.
The vessel, a 37-foot fishing boat, was totally destroyed.
Multiple units responded to the fire, including Marine Police, Brick and Manasquan fire departments, Brick police, and the Coast Guard.