UPDATE: One Injured When Boat Explodes Shortly After Refueling at Lake of the Ozarks

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UPDATED STORY

One person is injured Friday afternoon when a boat exploded at Lake of the Ozarks.

Mid-County Fire Chief Scott Frandsen says personnel including the district’s fire boat were called to the area of 5-65 Marina off Twin Rivers Point when the boat blew up shortly after refueling.

There was one injury described as non-life threatening and the fire boat was able to keep the burning vessel away from any docks or other boats. The boat that caught fire was a total loss and sank.

The highway patrol identified the boat driver as a 70-year-old man and the passenger, the one who was injured, as a 35-year-old man…both from St. Joseph.

Neither one had been wearing a life jacket at the time.

ORIGINAL STORY

One person is injured Friday afternoon when a boat exploded at Lake of the Ozarks.

Mid-County Fire Chief Scott Frandsen says personnel including the district’s fire boat were called to the area of 5-65 Marina off Twin Rivers Point when the boat blew up shortly after refueling.

There was one injury described as non-life threatening and the fire boat was able to keep the burning vessel away from any docks or other boats. The boat that caught fire was a total loss and sank.

No others details were available at the time of this story being published.

(Pic and video link courtesy of Gladys Case)