5 Rescued Off Burning Boat in San Pedro

SAN PEDRO, CA — Five people were assessed for possible smoke inhalation after a powerboat's engine caught fire Saturday off San Pedro.

Smoke billowed from the 40-foot boat as it cruised near the L.A. Light, the lighthouse at the end of the jetty in San Pedro.

Firefighters on two boats were dispatched at 8:48 a.m. and they tied up to the stricken boat. The engine fire was put out, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The fire boast passengers were safely taken off the boat, Stewart said. Two may have suffered minor smoke inhalation, according to firedighter radio transmissions.

— City News Service, photo via Shutterstock