A ship carrying 13 customers exploded in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Memorial Day, leaving two people dead, according to officials.
The U.S. Coast Guard Southeast reported in a Monday article on X, previously Online, that a ship “exploded” near the New River Triangle in Fort Lauderdale at around 5:45 p.m.
The boat blast that set off a fireplace and caused” major burn” to several people is depicted in a video and audio shared by NBC News.
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A ship exploded, throwing people into the water, and good Samaritan immediately came over and jumped in to save them, according to Frank Guzman, a spokesman for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, who spoke to reporters. We have a fire analyst on the field as well, so it’s too soon to find out how this happened.
A Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesperson told investigators that two children among the 11 people on the boat, including two children, were taken to a nearby doctor following Monday’s boat explosion, according to NBC 6.
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A number of the people had serious burn, according to Guzman, and are currently being transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s lose device. ” Many of them had fires that affected their entire bodies.”
Officials from Jackson Memorial Hospital confirmed to NBC 6 that they had received eight individuals who were rated as in good condition and two children who were rated as good problem. Following the blast on Monday, one of the people was reportedly intubated, according to the shop.
One of the people on the boat, according to NBC 6, is 32-year-old Antonio Rivero. RVEO claimed to be with his home on the boat at the time of the blast. According to NBC 6, Rivero’s family and their two children were still in the hospital as of Monday evening.
” Used to power the ship, and there must have been a oil leak, and the ship went away,” Rivero said. One of the kid’s shorts was badly damaged because it was blown off.
The U.S. Coast Guard Southeast shared a picture of rescue operations in an update that was shared on social media, claiming that” Salvage is being arranged and it’s reported @myfwc is leading the analysis.”
