Eleven people were hospitalized in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after a boat exploded.
The Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Team reported they responded to an explosion at the Lauderdale Yacht Club on Monday afternoon.
The U.S. Coast Guard reported that 13 people were on board the boat, and a total of eleven were taken to the hospital for serious injuries.
Two of the injured passengers on board were children.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesman Frank Guzman stated, “For reasons that we don’t know yet, a boat exploded, it tossed people into the water, good Samaritans came over right away and started rescuing them.”
The explosion is currently under investigation.
#BREAKING Reportedly, a vessel exploded around 5:45 pm w/ 13 ppl aboard, Mon. near the New River Triangle, Ft. Lauderdale. Multiple injuries reported. @browardsheriff, @MyFWC, @USCG Sta. Ft. Lauderdale & AirSta Miami rescued & transferred the 13 ppl to EMS. Investigation ongoing. pic.twitter.com/n7nq77tskZ
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) May 26, 2025
Per NBC 6 South Florida:
Nearly a dozen people, including two children, were hospitalized after a boat explosion and fire in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Memorial Day evening, officials said.
The incident was reported around 5:45 p.m. Monday near the New River Triangle, not far from the Lauderdale Yacht Club on Southeast 12th Court.
U.S. Coast Guard officials said there were 13 people on board the boat when there was an explosion.
“For reasons that we don’t know yet, a boat exploded, it tossed people into the water, good Samaritans came over right away and started rescuing them,” Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesman Frank Guzman said. “It’s too soon to know how this happened, we have a fire investigator on scene as well.”
On May 26, 2025, an explosion on a boat near the New River Triangle sandbar in Fort Lauderdale’s Intracoastal Waterway injured 11 people, including two children, at around 5:45 p.m.
The explosion occurred near the Lauderdale Yacht Club when the engine of the boat, which was… pic.twitter.com/fNPnSjiVAG— T_CAS videos (@tecas2000) May 27, 2025
Per WSVN:
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.Eleven people were rushed to the hospital after a boat exploded in Fort Lauderdale.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the Lauderdale Yacht Club at the 1700 block of 12th Street on Monday afternoon around 5:45 p.m.
FLFR officials said the explosion occurred on the sandbar east of the yacht club in the intracoastal waterway.
ADVERTISEMENTThe U.S. Coast Guard said the vessel had 13 people on board.
Fire Rescue said 11 people, including two children, were taken to Broward Health Medical Center. Several have suffered serious injuries and burns.
Ten victims were later transferred to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s burn unit.
As of 10 p.m., eight of them are in good condition. The children, ages 5 and 7, are in fair condition, according to the hospital staff.
Officials said a dog was also rescued from the boat.
“Good Samaritans came over right away and started to rescue them. We transported a total of 11 people to Broward Health Medical Center; two of them were children. We also rescued a dog that was on the boat, and the dog is OK,” said FLFR spokesperson Frank Guzman.
7News cameras captured a large fire rescue and police response to the yacht club and surrounding areas.
