Two dead, Three injured in Boat Fire
The boat fire broke out around 5:48 p.m. Saturday when it was docked near the fueling station in Alamitos Bay.
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Firefighters said two women died at the scene, while the other victims in the fire, two men and a woman, were taken to the hospital for burn injuries. All people onboard the 35-foot boat are thought to be in their 60’s.
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A 35’ pleasure craft was well involved with fire upon the arrival of Long Beach Fire department. The fire occurred in close proximity to the fuel dock near Fire Station 21.
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Five patients were involved in the incident. There are two confirmed fatalities, and three other patients have sustained burn-related injuries and have been treated and transported to local area hospitals by paramedics.
The fire required multiple land-based and marine-based resources to extinguish the fire. The fire has been extinguished, and resources continue to operate at the incident. Mutual aid was requested and received by @ocfireauthority to provide additional resources at the scene of the fire.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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