2 Hurt In Boat Explosion On Lake Austin

Austin TX

21 May, 2021

5:39 PM

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AUSTIN, TX — Two people are injured after a boat exploded on Lake Austin Friday afternoon, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. Austin-Travis County EMS said one person was sent to Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas for traumatic injuries at 4:28 p.m. Friday. No other person has been taken to an area hospital. Re: Marina Fire- no marina or other structure involved. Boat is still burning adjacent to the 2200 block is Scenic Drive. pic.twitter.com/zHvwGfb0W0— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) May 21, 2021 Authorities said the explosion took place just before 4 p.m. at the 1600 block of Scenic Drive near Hula Hut and the Tom Miller Dam. Austin Fire tweeted an image around 4:30 p.m. of a boat burning with black smoke in the air in the water near the 2200 block of Scenic Drive. At 4:55 p.m., Austin-Travis County EMS reported no other patients taken to a local hospital. As the boat later sank, Austin Fire deployed absorbent fuels to collect any residual fuel from the boat explosion. At 6:04 p.m., fire crews were able to get the boat on fire out of the water and planned to assist Austin Watershed Department with capturing the remaining fuel floating on the water. Final- boat is out of the water. AFD crews will assist Austin Watershed Department with capturing the remaining fuel floating on the water https://t.co/Nt0EcmgWGQ pic.twitter.com/L0IJHYPYD5— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) May 21, 2021