News from South FLorida:
Boater, 92, fights fire in Fort Lauderdale
A 92-year-old boater suffered smoke inhalation Thursday after battling a fire that broke out on his vessel on the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale.
The man, the only person aboard the blue-and-white boat, was taken to Imperial Point Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale for evaluation, according to Matt Little, spokesman for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue.
The fire was reported through a 911 call at 11:40 a.m., and firefighters responded, Little said.
But when they arrived, the boater had successfully extinguished the engine-room flames.
The boat, about 35 feet long, was anchored in the middle of the Intracoastal, near Bayview Drive and Northeast 38th Street, several blocks north of East Oakland Park Boulevard.
Don't mess with the ole folks down here.
Boater, 92, fights fire in Fort Lauderdale
A 92-year-old boater suffered smoke inhalation Thursday after battling a fire that broke out on his vessel on the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale.
The man, the only person aboard the blue-and-white boat, was taken to Imperial Point Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale for evaluation, according to Matt Little, spokesman for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue.
The fire was reported through a 911 call at 11:40 a.m., and firefighters responded, Little said.
But when they arrived, the boater had successfully extinguished the engine-room flames.
The boat, about 35 feet long, was anchored in the middle of the Intracoastal, near Bayview Drive and Northeast 38th Street, several blocks north of East Oakland Park Boulevard.
Don't mess with the ole folks down here.