PHOTOS: Four people were injured after a boat fire and explosion at Concord Marina Boat Ramp Knox County Saturday evening, according to Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
On Sunday, a spokesperson with TWRA said the fire happened around 7:44 p.m., when a boat had just finished fueling at the marina gas dock exploded and caught fire, injuring the four occupants. While all four had burn injuries, the spokesperson said three were more seriously injured and were taken to a hospital before eventually being life flighted to Vanderbilt Burn Center.
The boat eventually burned to the waterline and sank, the spokesperson added. In an update shared Saturday night, Rural Metro said firefighters responded to the reported explosion around 7:35 p.m., where they found a boat fully engulfed in flames and three people with serious burn injuries.