One person was taken to the hospital after passengers on three boats had to jump into a San Francisco marina to escape ships on fire.
Firefighters responded to Oyster Cove Marina in South San Francisco after three boats caught ablaze around 7:20am Wednesday. Crews worked with multiple agencies to put out the flames, Deputy Chief Matt Samson told The San Francisco Standard.
Authorities said one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and several passengers were rescued after jumping off the blazing ships.
Samson said four people were rescued from the water.
Firefighters responded to several boat fires that injured one person and put several others in need of rescue in San Francisco
Samson said authorities are investigating the cause of the fire and finding out if anyone lived on the boats.
Fire officials said there were no lingering threats to public safety and are working on possible environmental impacts, according to KQED News.
The fire department posted photos of the boat fires on X, formerly Twitter, showing clouds of smoke and the boats on fire.
It’s unclear how all three boats caught fire, but Samson said there were no immediate signs of foul play, according to KRON.