Boat Fire Near Penn's Landing In Philadelphia Sends Black Smoke Into The Sky

A boat that caught on fire near Penn's Landing in Philadelphia sent a plume of black smoke into the sky Sunday afternoon.

Posted Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 11:27 am ET

April 7, 2025

A boat that caught on fire near Penn's Landing in Philadelphia sent a plume of black smoke into the sky Sunday afternoon.

The fire happened in the Pier 5 Marina, which is located off of Columbus Boulevard and next to the Cherry Street Pier along the Delaware River.

Video shared with CBS News Philadelphia captured a docked boat completely engulfed in flames, not far from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.

Boat on fire in Philadelphia's Pier 5 Marina/CBS Philadelphia

Citizen Video of boats putting out a fire in the Pier 5 Marina/CBS Philadelphia

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