Boat Explosion at South Florida Marina Kills 1 and Injures 5 Others

The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
December 24, 2024US News
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Boat Explosion at South Florida Marina Kills 1 and Injures 5 Others
The charred remains of two boats at Lauderdale Marina near the 15th Street Fisheries restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Dec. 24, 2024. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A boat explosion at a South Florida marina has left one person dead and five others injured, officials said.

The explosion occurred Monday night at the Lauderdale Marina, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said in a social media post.

Rescue workers transported five people to local hospitals, three with traumatic injuries, officials said. A sixth person was found dead in the water several hours later by the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

Fire rescue officials said they didn’t immediately know what caused the explosion.