Boat Explosion in Fort Lauderdale Injures 11, Captured on Surveillance Video
WPLG Local 10June 7, 20252 min12,999 views
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- 💥 A boat explosion occurred in Fort Lauderdale on Memorial Day evening near Southeast 10th Street.
- 📍 The incident happened while the boat was anchored near a sandbar in the Intracoastal.
- 📹 Surveillance video from a nearby home captured the moments of the explosion and people jumping from the vessel.
Injuries and Casualties
- 🤕 Eleven people were injured in the explosion, including two children.
- 👨👧👦 One witness described passengers jumping for their lives, with one man's pants blown off and others' legs severely injured.
- 🔥 A man who was burned described the event as a huge fireball after attempting to fuel the boat, suspecting a gas leak.
- 🏥 The injured were taken to Ryder Trauma Center and Jackson Memorial Hospital's burn unit.
Patient Conditions
- 🧸 The two children hospitalized are reported to be in fair condition.
- 👍 Adults hospitalized are doing well, with one adult male discharged.
- 😔 One passenger, a 36-year-old man, is heavily sedated, in and out of consciousness, and on morphine.
- 💧 A rescued victim, badly burned, repeatedly asked for water and to be saved.
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