6 people saved from Lake Tahoe boat fire

Lina Portman3 weeks ago

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The U.S. Coast Guard rescued six people from a burning boat in Lake Tahoe Sunday afternoon, officials said. First responders were dispatched around 1:51 p.m. to the boat floating near Cedar Flat, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said. Police found the vessel engulfed in flames and began dousing it with water. A fire crew from the North Lake Tahoe Fire Department arrived to help, the sheriff's office said. The fire was extinguished and the boat sank due to damage. The sheriff's office said no serious injuries were reported. The incident remains under investigation. It is unclear what exactly started the fire. This story was organized by the KCRA Alert Desk in Hearst. For more on California's top news stories, click here | Download our app.

CEDAR FLAT, California —

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued six people from a burning boat in Lake Tahoe Sunday afternoon, officials said.

First responders were dispatched around 1:51 p.m. to the boat floating near Cedar Flat, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said. The police found the vessel engulfed in flames and began dousing it with water.

A fire crew from the North Lake Tahoe Fire Department arrived to help, the sheriff's office said. The fire was extinguished and the boat sank due to damage.

The sheriff's office said no serious injuries were reported.

The incident remains under investigation. It is unclear what exactly started the fire.

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This story was organized by the KCRA Alert Desk in Hearst.

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