Two people were killed and three more sustained burn-related injuries in a fire Saturday involving a 35-foot pleasure boat in Long Beach’s Alamitos Bay, the Long Beach Fire Department said.
It happened in the 200 block of Marina Dive near a fuel dock near Long Beach Fire Station 21, the fire agency said on social media. Alamitos Bay is near the Orange County line and the Orange County Fire Authority assisted with the fire fight.
The identities of those involved were not immediately released and it wasn’t immediately known what caused the fire. The fire broke out around 5:48 p.m., CBS Los Angeles reported.
A photo posted by the fire department showed a plume of black smoke over the area.
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