Three injured after boat bursts into flames
July 29th, 2010Three injured after boat bursts into flames
0 Comments | Buffalo News, Jul 28, 2010 | by Charlie Specht
Three men were injured, one seriously, at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday when a boat burst into flames in the front yard of a home on Route 104, Wright’s Corners Fire Company officials said.
The three were working on the boat — a mustard-yellow AMF Slickcraft — when the 16-foot craft burst into flames, Niagara County sheriff’s officials said.
The fire left much of the boat’s interior charred. And next to 11/2-foot hole toward the rear of the craft, partially melted jumper cables — still hooked up to the engine — dangled to the ground.
A ratchet set rested on the boat’s rear seat, just a foot away from the burned backs of the boat’s two front seats. Engine parts were strewn on the lawn beside the boat.
John Jancef, who lives next-door, was driving toward the scene when he noticed smoke billowing next to his house.
“I flew into the driveway,” he said
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