Boys seriously burned in Memorial Day boat explosion, grandmother says
Outside Jackson Memorial, Sylvia Rivera spoke with CBS News Miami about her 5-year-old and 7-year-old grandsons, who remain in serious condition.
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Outside Jackson Memorial, Sylvia Rivera spoke with CBS News Miami about her 5-year-old and 7-year-old grandsons, who remain in serious condition.
The grandmother of two boys who survived a fiery boat explosion on the Intracoastal Waterway on Memorial Day said the children have extensive burns and may remain hospitalized for up to five months.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue confirmed to CBS News Miami that the boat fire was reported near Port Everglades just before 10 a.m.
CBS News Miami's Anna McAllister reports from Fort Lauderdale, where a boat burst into flames Wednesday morning, injuring one person, near Port Everglades.
A video of the explosion shows the moment the fire ignited, followed by people jumping into the water moments later.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten reports from Fort Lauderdale as a towing company moved the boat involved in the Memorial Day explosion.
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.
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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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