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CBS News
14 hours ago
- General
- CBS News
4 seriously injured after multi-vehicle crash on West Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue says
A crash in Fort Lauderdale involving multiple vehicles sent four people to the hospital with serious injuries on Sunday evening, fire officials said. According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, the intersection of West Broward Boulevard and 7th Avenue is currently shut down due to a crash that happened just before 6 p.m. Here are some photos of the crash scene. Broward Blvd will be closed for an extended period of time. Please avoid the intersection of Broward and 7th Avenue. — FLFR PIO (@FLFR411) June 1, 2025 FLFR shared on social media that they took four people to Broward Health Medical Center with serious injuries. The agency added that drivers should avoid the area as West Broward Boulevard will be closed for an "extended period of time" and people should seek alternative routes. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
American Military News
4 days ago
- American Military News
Videos: 11 hospitalized in major boat explosion in Florida
Officials have confirmed that 11 people, including two children, were hospitalized on Memorial Day after a boat with 13 passengers exploded in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In a Monday post on X, formerly Twitter, the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast announced that a boat 'exploded' at roughly 5:45 p.m. near the New River Triangle in Fort Lauderdale. A video shared by NBC News shows the boat explosion that sparked a fire and resulted in 'significant burns' to multiple passengers. 'For reasons that we don't know yet, a boat exploded, it tossed people into the water, good Samaritans came over right away and started rescuing them,' Frank Guzman, a Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesman, told reporters. 'It's too soon to know how this happened, we have a fire investigator on scene as well.' According to NBC 6, the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesperson told reporters that 11 of the boat's passengers, including two children, were transported to a local hospital following Monday's boat explosion. READ MORE: Video/Pic: 1 killed, 4 injured in 'terrorism' explosion in California 'A number of the patients had significant burns and are being transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital where they have a burn unit,' Guzman stated. 'A lot of them had burns to much of their body.' NBC 6 reported that Jackson Memorial Hospital officials confirmed that they received eight adults who were listed in good condition and two children who were listed in fair condition. The outlet noted that one of the individuals was intubated following Monday's explosion. According to NBC 6, one of the individuals on the boat has been identified as 32-year-old Antonio Rivero. Rivero claimed that he was with his family on the boat at the time of the explosion. Rivero's wife and their two children remained in the hospital as of Monday night, according to NBC 6. 'Tried to fuel up the boat, and must have been a gas leak and you know, spark went off and explosion,' Rivero said. 'One of the guy's pants were blown off so it was bad.' In an update shared on social media, the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast shared a video of salvage operations, saying, 'Salvage is being arranged and it's reported @myfwc is leading the investigation.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Man hospitalized after boat explosion in Fort Lauderdale; second boat explosion this week
A man was hospitalized after leaping from a boat that exploded into flames in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday morning, officials say, the second boat explosion in the city this week. Just before 9:30 a.m., Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue received multiple 911 calls about a boat explosion and fire just north of the Port Everglades cut on the south end of Fort Lauderdale beach, according to Frank Guzman, a spokesperson for the agency. There was one man on board the 30-foot boat, Guzman said. After the explosion, he jumped into the water and swam to shore with burn injuries. Paramedics took him to Broward Health Medical Center, where his condition is serious but not life-threatening. Fireboats from Fort Lauderdale and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue arrived to put out the boat fire, which took about 30 to 40 minutes to extinguish, Guzman said. The cause remains unknown. The fire investigator had just arrived on scene late Wednesday morning. Wednesday's explosion comes only two days after a boat explosion and fire on Memorial Day that severely injured 11 people. That explosion was caused by fuel vapors igniting, Guzman said, though officials still do not know what caused them to ignite. Flash fire on boat near Fort Lauderdale sandbar caused by fuel vapors igniting Fort Lauderdale has now had four boat explosions in about six months, Guzman said, which is above average for the timeframe; the city typically sees four to six boat explosions in a year. Two other boat explosions in December were also caused by fuel vapors igniting. On Dec. 23, one person was killed and six people were injured after an explosion at the Lauderdale Marina. 'This serves as an important reminder to all boaters to check their equipment,' Guzman said. This is a developing story, so check back for updates. Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.
CBS News
5 days ago
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- CBS News
Boat catches fire near Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue says
An investigation is underway after crews battled a boat that was found engulfed in flames in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday morning. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue confirmed to CBS News Miami that the boat fire was reported near Port Everglades just before 10 a.m. Chopper 4 was over the scene, where two FLFR boats were seen dousing the charred vessel that was washed ashore on a nearby beach. Firefighters were also seen on the beach near the burnt boat. The fire does seem to be under control, but it's unclear at this time whether there are any injuries, how the boat caught fire, or whether it impacted activity at Port Everglades. CBS News Miami is working on confirming the circumstances surrounding the boat fire as the investigation continues. This is the second boat fire that happened this week in Fort Lauderdale. On Memorial Day, 11 people, including two children, were injured after a vessel exploded at a popular sandbar near 9th Street. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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Miami Herald
5 days ago
- Miami Herald
Boat explodes off the beach in Fort Lauderdale, fire-rescue says
A boat exploded off the beach in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday morning, according to city fire-rescue. This is the second boat to go up in flames in two days in Fort Lauderdale. A 39-foot Sea Ray blew up in the Intracoastal Waterway, near the large sandbar by the New River, on Monday. That blast injured 11 people, including two children. MORE: 'A fireball.' Fuel vapors likely caused Fort Lauderdale boat explosion, fire rescue says Wednesday's explosion happened just offshore near 1700 South Ocean Boulevard around 9:30 a.m. The 30-foot boat had one person on board, who jumped into the water and swam to shore, said Frank Guzman, a spokesman with Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue. Paramedics took the person to Broward Health Medical Center to be treated for burn injuries, Guzman said. The boat washed up on the beach, and Fort Lauderdale and Broward Sheriff's Office firefighters worked to put out the flames, Guzman said. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
