Boat Explosion in Florida Injures Eleven Passengers
On Memorial Day, a boat explosion in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, injured eleven passengers—including two children—while they were anchored at a sandbar in the Intracoastal Waterway. The explosion occurred around 5:45 p.m. when the boat driver restarted the engine, causing a flash fire that threw people into the water; all injured were transported to Broward Health Medical Center, and a dog onboard was rescued unharmed. The cause of the explosion is under investigation by the fire marshal’s office.
