Crime & Safety
Miami-Dade Firefighters Save Burning Boat
The incident occurred near Dinner Key Channel.
COCONUT GROVE — First responders saved a boat from sinking on Thursday as they wrestled with a boat fire.
The incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. about 200 yards from Dinner Key Channel not far from South Bayshore Drive.
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"FB 73 was able to put the fire out and keep the boat from sinking by dewatering it," explained Erika Benitez of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Benitez said that no one on the boat was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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