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INFERNO – Fire broke out on a boat moored at Shelter Bay Marina at about 4:20 p.m. Friday afternoon and quickly spread from boat to boat tied to the same dock. Firefighters battled the blaze into the evening hours, and crews have been working to contain and clean the environmental threats all week. – ShelterBayPhotography.com
Seven boats sank and several more were severely damaged Friday, when a fire swept through J Dock in Shelter Bay Marina.
The blaze started around 4:20 p.m. Residents of Shelter Bay heard a house-shaking boom, and those with a view of the marina saw the first boat engulfed in flame.
Then residents, including some whose boats were on fire, watched helplessly, standing in the biting cold, as the blaze ripped through the boats until the flames were finally extinguished at about 7:45 p.m.
No one was injured, but some people were heartbroken.
When the fire broke out, several people dialed 911, includ...
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