Three Injured In Boat Explosion
Investigators Say Fumes May Be To Blame
POSTED: 4:44 p.m. EDT July 8, 2002
UPDATED: 5:28 p.m. EDT July 8, 2002
DETROIT -- Three people are recovering Monday from injuries they received in a boat explosion.
The blast happened Sunday afternoon at the Balfour Marina in St. Clair County, Local 4 reported.
Investigators said the boat's owner had just filled up the boat and started the engine when the explosion happened. They think a build-up of gasoline fumes in the hull of the boat may have led to the mishap, according to Local 4.
The blast blew off a deck hatch.
Therman Edward Green, 64, and Ora Lynn Green, 60, both of Pickney, and Richard Michael Jackson, 51, of Harrison Township, were injured in the blast, police said. They were initially taken to nearby St. John River District Hospital.
The Greens were transferred to a University of Michigan Health Systems hospital in Ann Arbor, while Jackson was taken to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
The blast happened Sunday afternoon at the Balfour Marina in St. Clair County, Local 4 reported.
Investigators said the boat's owner had just filled up the boat and started the engine when the explosion happened. They think a build-up of gasoline fumes in the hull of the boat may have led to the mishap, according to Local 4.
The blast blew off a deck hatch.
Therman Edward Green, 64, and Ora Lynn Green, 60, both of Pickney, and Richard Michael Jackson, 51, of Harrison Township, were injured in the blast, police said. They were initially taken to nearby St. John River District Hospital.
The Greens were transferred to a University of Michigan Health Systems hospital in Ann Arbor, while Jackson was taken to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Copyright 2002 by ClickOnDetroit.com.
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