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A boat in a marina in Illinois burst into flames on Saturday, injuring many people.
Illinois state police told Fox News Digital that a boat with 17 people on board caught fire on Saturday at Spring Brook Harbor in Seneca, Illinois around 4:26 p.m.
According to police, 13 people on board were transported to local hospitals, and one of them was transported by helicopter with “serious injuries”.
An employee of the port was also injured without danger.
A video posted on social media shows that the boat is completely engulfed in flames.
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Spring Brook Marina (Google Earth)
Other posts on social media seem to indicate that the boat has sunk.
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Marina Spring Brook (Google Maps)
It is not clear what caused the fire, but social media reports quoting police scanners suggest the boat was refueling at the time of the blast.
The Power of Chicago, photographed outside the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois, on March 1, 2020 (Raymond Boyd / Getty Images)
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Seneca is about an hour’s drive from Chicago.
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