One person was hurt when he jumped off a burning boat in the Allegheny River on Labor Day.
"They filled up approximately 160 gallons of fuel to take a ride today. And, the boat caught fire at some point. And, two jumped off and one slightly got burnt. He's in the hospital getting checked out," Blawnox Assistant Fire Chief Jim Vento told KDKA.
The fire happened near the Fox Chapel Yacht Club.
"They had the blower on, they told us, and something ignited, not sure exactly what happened," Vento said.
Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
