TRAGIC: Boat Explodes At Marina In Ft. Lauderdale Florida, One Reported Dead

A boat in collided at a marina in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Monday, resulting in one person dead.

Fire officials reported, just after 6 p.m.they received multiple 911 calls regarding an explosion at the Lauderdale Marina.

When fire rescue members arrived on the scene they transported 5 people to the hospital and divers found a sixth person dead in the water.

Take a look:

A boat exploded at a marina in Fort Lauderdale.
Here’s the slowed-down footage showing multiple passengers being thrown from the boat

This is not normal is it? pic.twitter.com/R48D43ll7g

— JOSH DUNLAP (@JDunlap1974) December 24, 2024

Boat explosion and fire occurred at a Fort Lauderdale marina around 5:55 PM. Several people were injured.

Footage is courtesy of EarthCam. pic.twitter.com/ZbvUKqhymJ

— David Vergel (@DavidVergel97) December 24, 2024

Per NBC Miami:

One person has died and several people were injured after an explosion on a boat Monday at a marina in Fort Lauderdale, fire officials said.

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It happened just before 6 p.m. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said they received multiple 911 calls reporting the explosion at Lauderdale Marina at 1900 SE 15th Street.Five people were transported to area hospitals, with three of them with traumatic injuries, officials said.Divers searched the waters for a sixth person, who was found deceased, officials said.

Surveillance video showed the moments the boat exploded. The fire eventually grew larger and larger and thick black smoke billowed in the sky.

🚨 WHOA: Video shows a boat exploding in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at a marina.

Several people were thrown over and injured.

What would cause this explosion?pic.twitter.com/S70FeCE65o

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 24, 2024

Per WESH:

One person died and several others were injured after a boat exploded Monday night at a Fort Lauderdale marina, according to a report from NBC Miami.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue told the station that the explosion happened at about 6 p.m. at Lauderdale Marina. The fire from the explosion then spread to a second boat.

Three of the five people hospitalized have “traumatic injuries,” according to NBC Miami.

One person who was missing in the water was found dead, officials said.

The cause of the explosion remains under investigation.