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US boat explosion injures 12
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May 10, 2009, Sunday
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TWELVE people were injured after a small cabin cruiser exploded near the shores of Tampa, Florida. yesterday, US authorities said.
Seven people, including a child, were seriously injured, while five other children suffered minor wounds, Tampa Fire Rescue spokesman Bill Wade told reporters.
Bud Wendel, a witness, saw the explosion of the boat, which at the time was anchored off the Pine Key Island, also known as the Beer Can Island in the Tampa Bay.
"All of a sudden there was a big boom, like a cannon going off. Next thing we know, we see black smoke billowing up from across island, about 100 yards west of us. It was a huge explosion, the boat just blew up," said Wendel.
The seven seriously injured patients were taken by helicopter to Tampa General Hospital, and three of them suffered potentially life-threatening injuries.
The five children who received minor injuries were taken to another location for evaluation, Wade said in a media alert.
The people on the boat belong to an extended family, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, which is investigating the cause of the accident.
Seven people, including a child, were seriously injured, while five other children suffered minor wounds, Tampa Fire Rescue spokesman Bill Wade told reporters.
Bud Wendel, a witness, saw the explosion of the boat, which at the time was anchored off the Pine Key Island, also known as the Beer Can Island in the Tampa Bay.
"All of a sudden there was a big boom, like a cannon going off. Next thing we know, we see black smoke billowing up from across island, about 100 yards west of us. It was a huge explosion, the boat just blew up," said Wendel.
The seven seriously injured patients were taken by helicopter to Tampa General Hospital, and three of them suffered potentially life-threatening injuries.
The five children who received minor injuries were taken to another location for evaluation, Wade said in a media alert.
The people on the boat belong to an extended family, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, which is investigating the cause of the accident.
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