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Published 06/27/07
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Fuel ignites boat fire, burns woman

MAGOTHY RIVER - A speed boat was destroyed last night after a fire ignited on the vessel.

Two men and a woman, between ages 18 and 20, were riding in a 16½-foot Donzi in the mouth of the Magothy River around 7:50 p.m. when they ran out of gas, said Lt. Frank Fennell, a county Fire Department spokesman.

The three rode the boat into a sandbar and one of the men waded onto shore to pick up gasoline from another boater who offered assistance.

After fueling up, one of the men "fired up the blower" and turned the ignition, Lt. Fennell said. Just then, a fire ignited on the...

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