8 boats catch fire following reports of explosion at Dana Point Harbor
Credit: Orange County Fire Authority
DANA POINT, Calif. - Eight boats caught fire Thursday morning after reports of an explosion in Dana Point Harbor, fire officials said.
Fire officials responded to the west basin cove side of the harbor around 9:35 a.m. The fire was swiftly put out and all of the boaters were accounted for.
One person was assessed by firefighter-paramedics and declined to be transported to the hospital.
A total of eight boats were burned with three of them destroyed. There were no loss estimates immediately available.
Orange County Fire Authority posted a video shared by a witness on Twitter, who reported an explosion.
Fire investigators determined the cause of the fire to be accidental but did not elaborate on their findings.
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