A boat exploded at the St. Helens Marina on Sunday night, injuring one person and killing a cat, according to a press release from Columbia River Fire and Rescue.
Crews were dispatched after receiving a call at 11:23 p.m. by a neighbor reporting an explosion. First responders found a patient with serious injuries and transported them to the hospital, then found the exploded vessel, according to the release.
A propane heater aboard the vessel is suspected to be the cause of the explosion. The individual lived on the boat with a cat. The cat suffered life threatening injuries and did not survive.
Columbia River Fire and Rescue crews remained on scene for several hours mopping up and containing leaking diesel with the assistance of Cowlitz Clean Sweep.
Propane heaters or appliances should not be used within a home, Columbia River Fire and Rescue said. The heaters produce odorless carbon monoxide which displaces oxygen within confined spaces and can lead to death. Space heaters should also only be used in open spaces, away from combustibles and always plugged directly into an outlet to reduce the chance of fire.

Five boaters safely escaped onto a passing boat Saturday after their boat caught fire on Kent Island.
Maryland Natural Resources police officers responded to a boat fire near Bloody Point in Queen Anne’s County at around 3:34 p.m.
Officers found the five boaters on a Good Samaritan’s boat, who said their 1978 55-foot Chris-Craft sport fish vessel caught fire near the cabin area.
They said they were able to put out the fire at first, but it reignited. A Good Samaritan got the boaters onto their boat and the Anne Arundel County Fire Department extinguished the fire.
No one was injured.

No one was hurt after a boat became fully engulfed in the James River Wednesday night.
According to Chesterfield Fire and EMS, crews were called to the Dutch Gap Boat Ramp for a boat fire just before 6 p.m. Officials say the engine in the rear of the boat caught fire, causing the flames.
All occupants made it off the boat safely.
Chesterfield Fire and EMS say the charred boat eventually sunk. The Department of Wildlife Resources is coordinating the recovery of the small vessel.
Fire crews used this incident to remind boaters to use their life jackets and make sure a functioning fire extinguisher is on board.

A boat fire in the waters off Cos Cob sent a large plume of smoke over Long Island Sound on Friday afternoon, police said.
The Greenwich Fire Department, along with the Marine Unit of the Greenwich Police, responded to a small boat that caught fire at the docks near the Waterford Marina in Cos Cob Harbor, police said.
No injuries were reported, and firefighters were working to douse the fire into the evening hours, the police department reported on social media.
The U.S. Coast Guard was also notified of the fire.

Authorities are investigating after a house boat caught fire Tuesday afternoon in St. Paul.
According to the St. Paul Fire Department, at about 2:25 p.m., crews responded to a house boat fire on Harriet Island Road. Firefighters were on the scene for over an hour and a half.
No injuries were reported. The fire is under investigation, but officials believe it was accidental.

​Two people were injured Saturday when their boat caught fire on Yale Lake, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies from Cowlitz County and Clark County were dispatched to the lake to help Fire District 7 respond to a report of an occupied boat on fire in the lake, according to a sheriff’s office statement.
The operator of the boat, a 60-year-old Portland man, suffered second-degree burns on his legs and a passenger, a 20-year-old Milwaukie, Ore., woman was also burned. They were both transported to the burn center at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, according to the sheriff’s office.
A third passenger escaped with minor injuries, and a small dog on the boat managed to escape the fire and was recovered, the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies suspect a fouled backfire flame arrestor may have been the cause of the fire, which burned the boat to its hull, the sheriff’s office said.

A fire that broke out on a boat docked in Stamford Harbor quickly spread to other boats, a dock, and tiki bar.
The blaze began just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Hinckley boatyard on Selleck Street, the Stamford Fire Department said. 
When the first engine arrived, the boat fire was fully involved close to the dock. The engine began to deploy hose lines, but the boat was adrift and was pushed to the east side of the canal by the prevailing wind, the fire department reported. 
The original boat on fire came to rest at a section of the dock behind the Beacon apartments on Harbor Point Road. 
The fire immediately extended to the dock, three additional boats, and a floating tiki bar, according to the fire department. 
A water- and land-based firefighting effort was mounted from shore on Pacific Street, using three hose lines, and by fireboats in the canal.
The original boat on fire and a second on fire continued to drift south in the canal and were corralled approximated 200 feet south of the main body of fire, the department stated. 
The original boat’s fuel tank ruptured and caused a floating fuel fire at the southern section of the dock at Harbor Point, according to the department.
 This second fire severely exposed the northernmost dock and additional boats moored at the Ponus Yacht Club.
A second separate water- and land-based firefighting effort was mounted by additional department units on Pacific Street, using two new hose lines, and by fireboats in the canal. 
The southern fire was quickly controlled and firefighting foam was used for the final extinguishment of all boats involved and the leaking fuel hazard, the department reported.
The fire was placed under control at 4:52 p.m., the department said.
The Stamford Fire Department responded with five engines, two truck companies, one rescue company, the deputy chief, and a safety officer for a total of 35 personnel.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.

A boat with three people on board caught fire Saturday morning in the Houston Ship Channel, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
It happened at the channel entrance around 8:37 a.m.
Investigators said a good Samaritan rescued the boaters from the 25-foot vessel. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard worked to extinguish the fire. Photos showed large plumes of smoke above the boat.
The fire was put out, Station Galveston remained on the scene to assess possible pollution.
"The quick actions and teamwork of the Daniel Tarr crew and good Samaritans resulted in a safe outcome for the passengers involved," said Chief Warrant Officer Brooke Milstead, command duty officer. "We encourage all mariners to remain vigilant and provide assistance when safely possible."
No injuries were reported.
It’s still unclear what caused the fire.