More than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line on Friday, igniting while tourists and jet skiers stood by before the flames were extinguished.
The decks of boats docked at Wahweap Marina on Lake Powell smoldered as black plumes of smoke wafted into the air above the lake and the red rock walls that form its perimeter, video from observers shows.
"I started pulling boats off the dock trying to create a gap so it didn’t act like a tree line," he said. "The cause of the fire is being investigated and information will be released by the National Park Service when available," Cesaro said.Wilkes said he had not heard of anyone injured. But he said one of his management company’s boats had been destroyed.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Houseboats catch fire at popular destination Lake Powell on Utah-Arizona lineMore than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line on Friday
Read more »
Watch: Houseboats catch fire at Lake Powell on Utah-Arizona lineMore than half a dozen houseboats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line on Friday, igniting while tourists and jet skiers stood by before the flames were extinguished.
Read more »
Your Send A Kid to Camp donation helps you on your taxes, Tucson-area kidsThanks to Arizona Daily Star readers Southern Arizona boys and girls are going to summer camp.
Read more »
Diamondbacks strike early, take 1-run lead over BravesThe Arizona Diamondbacks and Atlanta Braves open a weekend series at Chase Field on Friday night.
Read more »
Should this rural Utah county be managing a nuclear research lab?“We’ve been looking for financials for more than a year, and we can’t get them,” said Danny Van Wagoner, the mayor of Castle Dale, who has been critical of the San Rafael Energy Research Center's opaque finances.
Read more »
'Vulgarity and Violence' Cited as King James Bible Removed from Some Utah School LibrariesA Utah committee has responded to allegations 'vulgarity and violence' contained in the pages of the King James Bible are reason enough for its removal from some younger grade library shelves.
Read more »