{"id":333040,"date":"2026-08-30T04:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T04:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/333040\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T04:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T04:54:11","slug":"3-hurt-when-boat-bursts-into-flames-while-docked-near-city-island-in-the-bronx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/333040\/","title":{"rendered":"3 hurt when boat bursts into flames while docked near City Island in the Bronx"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three people were hurt Saturday when a boat burst into flames while docked near City Island in the Bronx.<\/p>\n

It happened around 1:40 p.m.<\/p>\n

Video shows the 30-foot vessel engulfed in flames and spewing black smoke near Bridge Street between Minnieford and City Island avenues.<\/p>\n

\"Boat<\/p>\n

Video shows the 30-foot vessel engulfed in flames and spewing black smoke.<\/p>\n

Citizen<\/p>\n

Roberto Moran, a waiter at the nearby Lobster House, was among the first to call 911.<\/p>\n

“The fire department came and everything, the police, the helicopter, and everybody was moving around and running and everything,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It had no bearing on us, but you never know,” Lobster House owner Joseph Mandarino said. “Listen, explosion, you never know, things start flying.” \u00a0<\/p>\n

Some witnesses, like Emmanuel Torres, warily kept their distance as the flames were in close proximity to a fueling station at the dock.<\/p>\n

“I figured the gas station was gonna go,” Torres said. “I figured there was no way you could be a couple of feet away, a fire like that, and not everything go up in flames.”<\/p>\n

Dozens of firefighters responded to the scene, battling the flames and eventually containing the fire in under an hour.<\/p>\n

Officials say a 60-year-old woman, a 39-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.<\/p>\n

\"Fire-damaged<\/p>\n

Crews managed to contain the boat fire in under an hour.<\/p>\n

CBS News New York<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While boat fires aren’t a regular occurrence on City Island, locals say incidents on the water have seemingly been on the rise.<\/p>\n

“People are just trying to jump in and think they know what they are doing, and they don’t realize how dangerous it is and then things happen,” Torres said.<\/p>\n

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