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20 people escape after 50-foot boat catches fire in Muskegon Lake
MUSKEGON, MI – Twenty people who were on board a 50-foot boat Sunday managed to escape safely after it caught fire in Muskegon Lake.
The occupants were on the dock at Great Lakes Marina when firefighters arrived, said Battalion Chief Joe Hannon of the Muskegon Fire Department. The fire department used its converted Boston Whaler firefighting boat to extinguish the fire, Hannon said. Assisting at the scene were the North Muskegon Fire Department, Muskegon County Sheriff's Department and the U.S. Coast Guard, he said.
The boat was at or near the marina when occupants reported hearing a pop or a bang below deck and then noticed the fire, Hannon said, adding the cause likely was mechanical. The boat was "pretty well involved" by the time firefighters arrived, and it had drifted into the lake near the Milwaukee Clipper, he said. It was towed back to the marina after the fire was extinguished, Hannon said.
The large, four-engine boat was out of Grand Haven, Hannon said. He had no further information about the owner. A spokeswoman with Great Lakes Marina said the owner did not wish to speak with a reporter.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2016/06/20_people_escape_after_50-foot.html
MUSKEGON, MI – Twenty people who were on board a 50-foot boat Sunday managed to escape safely after it caught fire in Muskegon Lake.
The occupants were on the dock at Great Lakes Marina when firefighters arrived, said Battalion Chief Joe Hannon of the Muskegon Fire Department. The fire department used its converted Boston Whaler firefighting boat to extinguish the fire, Hannon said. Assisting at the scene were the North Muskegon Fire Department, Muskegon County Sheriff's Department and the U.S. Coast Guard, he said.
The boat was at or near the marina when occupants reported hearing a pop or a bang below deck and then noticed the fire, Hannon said, adding the cause likely was mechanical. The boat was "pretty well involved" by the time firefighters arrived, and it had drifted into the lake near the Milwaukee Clipper, he said. It was towed back to the marina after the fire was extinguished, Hannon said.
The large, four-engine boat was out of Grand Haven, Hannon said. He had no further information about the owner. A spokeswoman with Great Lakes Marina said the owner did not wish to speak with a reporter.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2016/06/20_people_escape_after_50-foot.html
