Boat Blast Leaves 11 Hospitalized

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Eleven people were hospitalized following a possible boat explosion in Miami, Florida, on Saturday.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Juan Arias told reporters that the victims were transported to local hospitals for treatment of burns and other traumatic injuries, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7076k4e31do" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7076k4e31do">according to the BBC. “We saw three people flying off the boat in a puff of smoke,” Patrick Lee, a South Florida boat captain who saw the explosion, told https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article315697198.html" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article315697198.html">the Miami Herald. The publication identified the boat as a 40-foot recreational cabin cruiser.

According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesperson Erika Benitez, more than 25 units responded to a reported explosion at Haulover Sandbar at around 12:30 p.m., https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boat-explosion-miami-beach-rcna344365" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boat-explosion-miami-beach-rcna344365">NBC reported. Haulover Sandbar is a shallow area of the bay popular with tourists and jet skiers. “Upon arrival, our crews encountered multiple patients with various degrees of injury,” Benitez said.

Officials have not yet provided an official cause for the explosion.

The Daily Beast has reached out to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue for further comment.

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