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A boat in an Illinois marina caught fire Saturday and injured several people.
Illinois State Police told Fox News Digital that a boat with 17 people on board caught fire Saturday at Spring Brook Marina in Seneca, Illinois, around 4:26 p.m.
According to police, 13 people on board were taken to local hospitals and one of them was airlifted with “serious injuries”.
A Navy employee also suffered non-threatening injuries.
The video posted on social media showed a boat completely surrounded by flames.
A MAN FROM THE CHICAGO AREA SAYS THAT ANOTHER MAN HAS A MACHETE IN THE DISPUTE OF THE PARKING
Spring Brook Marina (Google Earth)
Other posts on social media seem to show that the ship had sunk.
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Spring Brook Marina (Google Maps)
It is unclear what caused the fire, but social media posts citing police scanners have suggested that the ship was feeding at the time of the explosion.
The Chicago Skyline, photographed from outside the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois, on March 1, 2020. (Raymond Boyd / Getty Images)
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Seneca is about an hour from Chicago.