At least 11 in Miami area injured by ‘possible’ boat explosion, officials say

Almeno 11 persone nell’area di Miami sono rimaste ferite a causa di una “possibile” esplosione di un’imbarcazione


SAN FRANCISCO, May 9 (Reuters) - At least 11 people were injured on Saturday in what Miami-Dade Fire Rescue described as a “possible vessel explosion” near a popular tourist attraction close to Miami Beach.

• Miami-Dade Fire Rescue received a report of a “possible explosion” at 12:48 p.m. Eastern Time (1648 GMT) in the vicinity of Haulover Sandbar, a popular tourist destination. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation and the U.S. Coast Guard also responded.

• First responders took 11 people to local hospitals.

• Officials have not revealed a cause for the incident. But in an interview with the Miami Herald, one person who was on the vessel blamed a gas leak.

(Reporting by Max A. Cherney in San Francisco; Editing by Sergio Non and Nick Zieminski)

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