On Monday evening, a small passenger vessel exploded and burned alongside the pier in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, killing one and injuring five.
Just before 1800 hours, a blast rocked the quay at Lauderdale Marina, a dealership and fuel dock just north of Port Everglades. A 37-foot boat exploded violently when its engines fired up, startling passersby. Security camera video footage showed that the boat’s main deck separated from the hull due to the force of the explosion.
“It was like a boom, kind of, and I turned around and the whole dock was already on fire,” one witness told local station WSVN…