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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
28-05-2025
- 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.
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Miami Herald
28-05-2025
- 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.
Epoch Times
27-05-2025
- Epoch Times
Fiery Boat Explosion Near Fort Lauderdale Hospitalizes 11 on Memorial Day
A boat explosion along the Intracoastal Waterway near Fort Lauderdale sent 11 people to the hospital on Memorial Day, with several suffering serious burns, according to local authorities. The explosion occurred around 5:45 p.m. on Monday after a boat carrying 13 people erupted in flames, the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue told NTD News, sister media of The Epoch Times, in an emailed statement. Spokesperson Frank Guzman said the explosion sent some people into the water. The explosion occurred near a sandbar, a common place for boaters to gather. Nearby boaters immediately came to their aid. Of those on board, 11 sustained injuries, including burns, and were sent to the trauma center at Broward Health Medical Center. Two of those involved were children who suffered 'extensive burn injuries,' Guzman said. Ten of the injured were transferred to a specialized burn unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, he said. The 11th was discharged from the hospital late Monday night. The explosion took place as the boat was traveling near the New River Triangle, a busy area on the holiday weekend, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast in a Witnesses described the scene as the explosion rocked the waterway. 'When they went to start their boat up, it just exploded,' said Brett Triano, who was nearby at the time, Related Stories 5/26/2025 5/26/2025 Triano added that he and others rushed over in a dinghy to help pull victims from the water as bystanders called 911. Antonio Rivera, one of the burn victims, said he suspects a fuel leak may have triggered the explosion. 'We tried to fuel up the boat and it must've been a gas leak and a spark went off and an explosion,' Rivera The U.S. Coast Guard, Broward Sheriff's Office, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and Fort Lauderdale Police all responded to the scene, rescuing and transferring the injured to emergency medical services, according to the Coast Guard. Salvage operations for the boat are being arranged, and the FWC is leading the ongoing investigation into the cause of the explosion. Separate Memorial Day Tragedy in Ohio Parade In a separate Memorial Day incident, a 13-year-old boy from North Canton, Ohio, died after falling from a parade trailer and being struck by its tires during the City of Green's Memorial Day parade, according to the The accident happened just after 11:20 a.m. Monday, as Matthew Schultz was riding on a dual-axle car hauler sponsored by Air Ninja Gym. Seven children and two adults were on the trailer, which was being pulled at or below 5 mph by a Ford F-150 pickup, officials said. Green Fire and EMS, who were participating in the parade, witnessed the accident and responded immediately, transporting Schultz to Akron Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Summit Metro Crash Team is assisting with the ongoing investigation, and Massillon Road was closed for two hours as authorities processed the scene. From
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
11 injured after boat explodes near Fort Lauderdale: ‘Tossed people into the water'
(WFLA) – Eleven people were injured after a boat exploded in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Memorial Day, the US Coast Guard Southeast announced. The incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. on Monday near the New River Triangle in Fort Lauderdale. Frank Guzman, public information officer for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, said the boat was anchored on a sandbar popular with recreational boaters before the explosion. 'It tossed people into the water,' Guzman told Nexstar. 'Some voluntarily jumped in, because they were burned.' Coast Guard vessels are seen collecting debris following an explosion of a boat near Fort Lauderdale on Monday. (USCGSoutheast via Storyful) A spokesperson for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) told Nexstar in an emailed statement that the boat — a 39-foot Sea Ray — was carrying 15 people. After the explosion, nearby boaters were among the first to respond to the victims, bringing some to a dock, Guzman said. Another witness picked up a dog that was on the boat at the time of the explosion. Officials from the Coast Guard and Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue arrived to administer aid and help facilitate the transfer 11 of the injured boaters to a local hospital. Two children were among those injured. 'Many of them, if not all of them, had some sort of burns,' Guzman told Nexstar. 'Those two children do have significant burns to a large percentage of their body.' Ten of the victims were transferred to a burn unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. One of the injured boaters was discharged on Monday night. The local fire marshal's office, along with the FWC, is investigating the incident. Guzman said the cause of the expulsion is still unclear, but it's believed to be a 'flash fire,' meaning an ignition of vapors that combusted and quickly burned out. There was no sustained fire on the boat, Guzman said. 'No further information is available at this time,' a spokesperson for the FWC told Nexstar on Tuesday morning. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
