Investigation underway after boat explosion injures 11 in Fort Lauderdale
CBS News Miami 's Ted Scouten reports from Fort Lauderdale, where a boat explosion injured 11 people, including 2 children.
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CBS News Miami 's Ted Scouten reports from Fort Lauderdale, where a boat explosion injured 11 people, including 2 children.
Authorities noted that this marks at least the second boat explosion in the same area in under six months.
Seven adults and two children remain hospitalized after a Fort Lauderdale boat explosion that injured 11 people, according to FWC.
A boat captain who captured video of the fiery explosion in Fort Lauderdale believes gasoline fumes ignited the blast that hospitalized 11 people, including two children.
Scattered showers and dangerous heat are in the forecast for South Florida this week, with rain chances increasing into the weekend.
Witnesses described a chaotic scene, with one man using his dinghy to help pull victims from the water.
Video shows a boat exploding near a Fort Lauderdale sandbar, injuring 11 people, including two children.
Antonio Rivera says a gas leak during refueling likely caused the Fort Lauderdale boat explosion that injured him, his family, and others on Memorial Day.
Dramatic video captures the moment a boat exploded near a Fort Lauderdale sandbar, sending 13 people, including two young children, into the water, as investigators work to determine what sparked the blast.
Antonio Rivera says a gas leak during refueling likely caused the Fort Lauderdale boat explosion that injured him, his family, and others on Memorial Day.
CBS News Miami's Anna McAllister reports on a boat explosion that injured 11 people, including 2 children, in Fort Lauderdale on Monday afternoon.
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For Memorial Day on Monday, a lighter breeze will allow showers and storms to linger longer along the east coast through the morning before pushing back inland.
A worker was seriously injured Saturday when a storm-damaged plane collapsed on him during towing efforts at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.
A worker was seriously injured Saturday when a storm-damaged plane collapsed on him during towing efforts at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.
South Florida faces a new storm threat Saturday with damaging winds and hail possible in Broward and Miami-Dade.
The most active period for storm activity will be from noon through 8 p.m.
The main threats will be storms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and hail.
The main threats will be storms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and hail.
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