Chainkeen Exchange|2 killed, 3 hurt when pleasure boat catches fire in bay south of Los Angeles

2025-05-07 17:15:00source:Flipidocategory:Finance

LONG BEACH,Chainkeen Exchange Calif. (AP) — Two women were killed and another woman and two men were hospitalized with burns after a weekend fire on a pleasure boat in Long Beach, California, authorities said.

The blaze was reported around 5:15 p.m. Saturday on a 35-foot (11-meter) motorboat near a fuel dock in Alamitos Bay, the Long Beach Fire Department said.

Video from the scene showed firefighters spraying water on the flames that engulfed the rear of the vessel, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported. The fire sent up a black plume of smoke that could be seen and smelled from throughout the marina area that is about 30 miles (48 km) south of downtown Los Angeles.

All of those killed and injured were in their 60s, Fire Capt. Jake Heflin told the newspaper. Their identities were not immediately released.

The cause of the fire was under investigation Sunday.

The wreckage of the boat was towed to an isolation dock to prevent environmental damage from leaking fuel, Heflin said.

More:Finance

Recommend

Rob Schneider Responds to Daughter Elle King Calling Out His Parenting

Rob Schneider is getting candid about his shortcomings as a father.The Saturday Night Live alum spok

Kamala Harris energizes South Asian voters, a growing force in key swing states

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — A drive out to Atlanta’s sprawling suburbs passes the cultural centers, scho

How Stephen Nedoroscik delivered on pommel horse to seal US gymnastics' Olympic bronze

PARIS — Hours before the men's gymnastics team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Stephen Nedoroscik