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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Video shows crews battling boat on fire on Lake Havasu
A boat erupted in flames on Lake Havasu on Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend, threatening to spread through the busy marina. Luckily, as they prepared for an uptick in emergency calls over the holiday weekend, San Bernardino County crews were able to get a quick handle on it. As the wind pushed the blaze toward other vessels docked at Riviera Marina, the crew aboard County Fire Boat 18's first response was to get the fire away from any other possible fuels. 'Boat 18's crew first towed the fully-engulfed vessel to a safer area, then deployed deck-based hose lines to bring the fire under control in minutes,' said the department's X post. Aerial footage attached to the X post shows how the team isolated the fire, keeping it away from neighboring boats, while crews worked to extinguish the flames from their own boat. 'The operator of the affected boat safely evacuated to the dock without injury; however, the vessel was a total loss,' said the department. 'Initial reports suggested a fuel issue caused the fire.' The call for this incident was 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
25-05-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Firefighters extinguish boat fire near Lake Havasu marina
Drone footage captured the moments that firefighters successfully extinguished a boat fire burning near a marina in Lake Havasu on Saturday. It happened at around 10:30 a.m. near the Riviera Marina, according to San Bernardino County Fire Department officials. "With wind threatening to spread fire to other vessels docked at Riviera Marina, Boat 18's crew first towed the fully-engulfed vessel to a safer area, then deployed deck-based hose lines to bring the fire under control in minutes," a post on X read. County Fire Responds to Boat Fire on Lake Havasu This morning quick action from County Fire Boat 18 kept a fire aboard a pleasure boat on Lake Havasu from spreading at a busy marina. With wind threatening to spread fire to other vessels docked at Riviera Marina, Boat 18's crew… — San Bernardino County Fire (@SBCOUNTYFIRE) May 24, 2025 No injuries were reported in the incident, but firefighters said that the vessel was a "total loss." Firefighters say that initial reports suggest that a fuel issue caused the fire. "Boat 18 in fact responded to a similar fire Friday, as well as to several other emergences related to the busy weekend," firefighters said. Lake Havasu is a wildly popular destination for Memorial Day weekend celebrations located on the border of San Bernardino County and Mohave County, Arizona.
