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Published on: June 6, 2025

What Caused Fort Lauderdale Boat Explosion on Memorial Day? Investigators Reveal Possible Cause.

Investigators have revealed the possible cause for a Memorial Day boat explosion on the Intracoastal waters near the Lauderdale Yacht Club that killed one person — the igniting of fuel vapors.

The possible cause was revealed to reporters with WSVN by investigators in an article relaying the recorded 911 calls from panicked witnesses on the day of the explosion.

“A boat just, like, exploded, I don’t know, people just flew off the boat,” one caller told emergency responders. “Everyone’s jumping in the water. I’m watching a boat that I think just exploded, or, I think just caught on fire. I’m not sure what’s going on, there was a loud explosion, now a couple people are back on the boat.”

Published on: April 30, 2025

Fort Lauderdale Fire Breaks Out at Apartment. A Look at Previous Leesfield & Partners Fire Cases.

By Leesfield & Partners

First responders were called out to a five-story Fort Lauderdale apartment building Thursday for reports about a fire.

The blaze broke out around 3:30 a.m. and one unit’s balcony appeared entirely engulfed by flames in online videos. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire in about 20 minutes, according to reporting from Channel 10 News.

No injuries were reported, however, officials told the media outlet that a resident and one cat were inside the unit. The resident was evacuated and the pet was rescue by firefighters and is doing “OK,” a spokesperson said.