Batteries cause electrical fire on a boat in Wisconsin
PINE LAKE, Wis. (WFRV) – A boat caught on fire near a garage at a Wisconsin home Sunday afternoon reportedly due to its batteries, officials said.
According to a post from the Pine Lake Fire Rescue, crews responded to a home on Royalwood Lane for reports of a boat on fire near an attached garage.
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The boat owner told officials that the boat's batteries had started an electrical fire that he was able to knock down with a couple of dry chemical extinguishers.
Firefighters finished extinguishing what was left of the smoldering fire and removed the batteries from the boat.
There were no reports of any injuries or any estimated damages. Fire crews say they were only on the scene for about half an hour.
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