Intense footage showed the moment a docked boat exploded, killing one and injuring five in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Monday.
According to WSVN in Miami, the upper half of the boat flung upward like a door hinge as the vessel erupted into a fireball, causing those nearby to flee.
“It was like a boom, kind of, and I turned around and the whole dock was already on fire,” a witness told WSVN. “It was engulfed in flames.”
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🚨 WHOA: Video shows a boat exploding in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at a marina.
Several people were thrown over and injured.
What would cause this explosion?pic.twitter.com/S70FeCE65o
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“I was actually taking an order as soon as the boat exploded,” said Tamer Dimiati, a waiter working at a nearby restaurant.
“All I saw was the boat just explod,e and the top of the boat went up, and it came back down, and the boat went into flames. I ran out there to try to see if anybody needed help. One guy was on fire. Another person was in the water. I mean, it was like chaos.”
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Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the explosion just before 6 p.m.
The flames set fire to another nearby boat in the Lauderdale Marina.
FLFR extinguishing two fires after a boat exploded at the Lauderdale Marina. A total of six people injured. We transported five to area hospitals, three with traumatic injuries. The sixth was missing in the water and located by BSO after a lengthy search, deceased unfortunately. pic.twitter.com/Ctx677NHhS
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“Five victims were taken to local hospitals, including three with traumatic injuries who were transported to Broward Health Medical Center,” the local outlet reported.
A sixth person had been seen entering the water the during explosion, which led to a search effort.
“We were able to access video from the boat dock, find some last-seen points, and make our best effort to conduct a dive operation,” Deputy Fire Chief Garret Pingol said. After efforts from dive teams, a body was recovered later on Monday and was later identified as Sebastien Gauthier.
“I was screaming, screaming, and then they told us we have to get out right away. I was trying to focus to see where my family was,” said Maria Sans, who was on a nearby boat with her family.
Shocking surveillance footage showed the moment a boat docked in a Florida marina exploded into flames on Monday evening.
The blast at a Fort Lauderdale marina killed one person and injured five others, three of whom were transported to the hospital with traumatic injuries. pic.twitter.com/gml2mpB4NL
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The cause of the explosion is still unclear, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
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