3 injured after boat catches fire in middle of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County firefighters say

One person was hospitalized and two others were injured on Saturday when a boat caught fire in the middle of Lake Elsinore, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. 

The blaze was reported just before 6:30 p.m., and was confined to one vessel, firefighters said. 

Crews took one person to a nearby hospital with moderate injuries, while the two other people on the boat declined medical transport for minor injuries. 

Firefighters said that the flames were extinguished a little after 7:20 p.m. and that the vessel was then towed from the water. 

Both Cal Fire and the Riverside County Sheriff's Office were working to determine what caused the fire.