Two persons were hospitalized for injuries they suffered in a fire that erupted on a 21-foot fiberglass boat that carried five passengers in Lake Erie’s Brest Bay Friday afternoon.
Frenchtown Township firefighters were called to the water rescue about 2:30 p.m. at the Brest Bay Marina off Brest Rd. According to Lt. Joe Smigielski, a 60-year-old man was treated for burns to his body and taken to Beaumont Hospital in Trenton by Monroe Community Ambulance. A 54-year-old woman also was treated for “medical issues” and taken to the hospital also, Smigielski said.
“It was hard to say if the injuries were life-threatening,” he said Friday night. “When we arrived, they had already been picked up by another boat and taken to the docks where we treated them.”
While some of the firefighter paramedics were treating the injured, other firefighters took their 20-foot Marine 1 water rescue boat to extinguish the fire on the burning boat. Five persons were rescued from the boat, including another adult and two teenagers who were not injured, he said.
Firefighters were on the scene about two hours, he said. Also assisting with the rescue were the U.S. Coast Guard, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Tom Tokarz, who lives across Stoney Creek from the marina, took photos of the burning vessel. He said he could see rescuers giving first aid to the injured persons on the boat before they were brought to shore. He was told by a neighbor that there was an explosion, but that could not be confirmed by firefighters.

Two people were injured Friday afternoon when the boat they were on caught fire, the South Placer Fire District said.
Fire crews were responding to reports of a fire at Folsom Lake around 4:45 p.m.
When crews arrived at the scene, they found three people on the boat. Two of those people had burns and were taken to a nearby hospital.

Eight people are recovering in the hospital after getting injured in a flash fire on a boat at a fueling station at Buena Vista Lake.
Kern County fire responded to the fire at Buena Vista Lake around 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
When crews arrived on scene, they found two people near the boat with burn injuries. Both patients were air lifted to a nearby burn center. Six other people were taken to a burn center with injuries.
The cause of the fire is being investigated. There was no reported damage to the fueling station or boat at this time.

A boat docked on Long Island sunk after it went up in flames at a yacht club, Nassau County police said.
Nassau County Police officers responded to the Keystone Yacht Club in Woodmere at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, when there was a report of a boat on fire in the water.
According to police, officers found the 39-foot boat docked in the water after it became fully engulfed in flames.
Police said that the boat ultimately sank into the water at the dock due to the excessive damage. The United States Coast Guard and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation had to be called in to contain the fuel and other liquids that spilled into the water.
The Nassau County Police Marine Bureau Unit, Woodmere Fire Department, Hewlett Fire Department, Lawrence / Cedarhurst Fire Department, Inwood Fire Department, and the Long Beach Fire Department all responded to the scene.
A 31-foot and 34-foot boat docked nearby also sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported.
The fire is currently being investigated by the Nassau County Fire Marshal and Nassau County Arson Bomb Squad. Check Daily Voice for updates.

A fire tore through a boat Tuesday night in Larose, authorities said.
Lafourche Parish Fire District 3 was called out around 10:43 p.m. to the blaze on a recreational vessel near David Industries on West Main Street in Larose, Training Officer Jordan Collins said.
Fire crews arrived on the scene within minutes to the cabin of a 65-foot boat that was fully engulfed in flames, Collins said. The fire was quickly extinguished, and the damage was contained to the boat’s cabin and living quarters.
No injuries were reported, and the fire remains under investigation.

A boat caught fire while at the 5th Street boat launch in Racine on Tuesday morning, Aug. 20.
The Racine Fire Department responded to the scene around 9 a.m. Tuesday. The boat was in the water and attached to the launch pier when they arrived on scene.
The firefighters used foam to extinguish the 20 foot flames. The fire was brought under control in about 15 minutes.
The fishermen were able to get off the boat without any injuries.
Officials say the boat contained 25 gallons of fuel. The fire department used an absorbent boom to contain a small fuel spill. The Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Coast Guard were notified of the fuel spill.
The owner was able to trailer his boat and remove it from the lake. The fire caused about $4,000 in damage.

A fire “severely damaged” a 37-foot powerboat in Milford Harbor Monday before being brought under control, according to firefighters.
No injuries were reported.
In a prepared statement, Milford Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Anthony Fabrizi said several people called 911 about 11:30 a.m to report smoke coming from an unoccupied vessel docked at the Oyster Landing Marina on Dock Road
“Firefighting units including Milford’s Marine 1 fire boat quickly arrived on scene and found active fire and black smoke coming from the 37’ Maxum cabin cruiser,” Fabrizi said.
“Firefighters aboard Marine 1 attacked the blaze from Milford Harbor while ground based units assisted with hose lines,” Fabrizi said. “The fire was brought under control in less than 10 minutes.”
The boat sustained heat and smoke damage in the blaze, but other boats nearby were spared, Fabrizi said.
The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire. The boat was taken out of the water and towed to Milford Boat Works

Members of the Alton Fire Department examine a boat that caught fire about 2 p.m. Saturday on the Mississippi River just north of the Ardent Mills facility.
According to the department, the boat, which is owned by a Missouri man, caught fire when the inboard engine exploded.
The three passengers on the boat, named “ForePlay” were picked up by a passing boat and were not injured.
The fire had self-extinguished by the time the fire department arrived. The boat was then towed to the Alton Marina. The department said that no fuel leaked into the river as a result of the incident.
The incident occurred the same day as the annual “Blessing of the Boats” ceremony near Portage Des Sioux, but it was unclear if the disabled boat had planned to attend.

A boat on fire off the shore of McNears Beach in Marin County prompted two more vessels to come to its rescue Tuesday evening.
The fire happened on a vessel approximately 200 yards offshore, according to Christopher Gray, Fire Chief of San Rafael and Marinwood Fire Departments. Crews on the two fireboats, Tiburon and Confidence, sailed out and began knocking down the flames.
No one was injured as a result of the fire. Five people were transported off of the boat by another vessel. They were then taken to shore and met by San Rafael firefighters.

According to the Maui Fire Department, two people were rescued from a fire aboard a boat off Lanai Tuesday morning.
The incident happened just after 10:15 a.m., about 2 miles offshore of Kaiolohia.
Fire crews fought the blaze for about 2 hours.
MFD says, the fire disabled the boat’s engine and battery.
No one was hurt in the incident.
The cause of the fire still under investigation.