A man was critically injured after a 19-foot boat caught fire at a fuel dock in Dania Beach Sunday, authorities said.
The blaze occurred when the cabin cruiser was at a dock at the Harbour Towne Marina at 801 NE 3rd St., Broward Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion said in a statement. The BSO was called about the incident at about 1:30 p.m.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue took the injured man to Memorial Regional Hospital before he was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital, she said.
Fire Rescue also took a a minor who had minor burns to Memorial Regional.
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No other injuries were reported and the fire, which was contained to the boat, has been extinguished. The cause of the fire will be investigated, Concepcion said.
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