Crews put out fire after 60-foot catamaran becomes engulfed in flames at Florida marina
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —
Crews extinguished a fire that engulfed a 60-foot catamaran at a marina in Fort Lauderdale over the weekend.
According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, at around 6 a.m., crews received several 911 calls about a boat that was on fire near the 100 block of Hendricks Isle.
NBC 6 South Florida reports that the fire quickly spread around the boat, and it took crews about 30 minutes to control the fire and another hour to fully knock it down.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
No one was on board the vessel, according to NBC 6.
An investigation into how the boat caught on fire remains active.
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