FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) – Two boats are on fire and multiple people are injured.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to a boat fire in the 1900 block of 15th Street Southeast Monday night.
Officials said they received numerous reports of boats on fire after an explosion at Lauderdale Marina just before 6 p.m.
Several people were injured in the boat fire, which spread to a second boat.
Five victims were taken to local hospitals, three with traumatic injuries.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office is assisting FLFR in searching for a sixth victim missing in the water.
Officials said the fire has now been extinguished.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.
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