FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A new view captures the moments after a deadly tragedy struck on the water near the Fort Lauderdale Sandbar during a holiday celebration.<\/p>\n
A boat blast from 2025\u2019s Memorial Day<\/a> killed one man and left a few others badly burned.<\/p>\n The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released new body camera footage of the moments following the blast that killed Joshua Fifi<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt took less than a minute, 30 seconds, 15 seconds,\u201d said a witness.<\/p>\n Several people were aboard a 39-foot Sea-Ray. <\/p>\n According to the group aboard the Sea-Ray, they had been experiencing engine trouble throughout the day. They had just left the fuel dock when flames burst.<\/p>\n \u201cPump gas, we were leaving, we were cranking up to go, and all I remember is seeing flames and people jumping into the water,\u201d said a witness.<\/p>\n The Florida State Fire Marshal\u2019s investigation was inconclusive, but it\u2019s believed that fuel vapors ignited inside the engine compartment. <\/p>\n \u201cThe last thing I think I can hear is I smell fuel. I smell fuel, and a ball of fire just erupted on the boat,\u201d said burn victim Cassandra Rivera. <\/p>\n Those injured aboard were Rivera and her two sons, Anthony and Cash. Both boys were severely burned.<\/p>\n