Lake Lanier Ski Boat Engulfed in Flames

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A small boat caught fire on Lake Lanier Sunday afternoon, and four boaters jumped into the water to escape the flames, the Hall County Fire Marshal’s Office said.

One of the boaters was treated at the scene for minor injuries, the fire marshal’s office said.

Fire crews said they received reports of the fire at Balus Creek Park about 4:41 p.m. When they arrived, the boaters had already jumped into the water and swam to safety away from the flames.

Hall County Fire Rescue’s Marine Rescue team tethered the fully involved ski boat, and pulled it closer to shore to extinguish it. The fire on the small boat was almost completely out by the time it reached land.

The fire marshal’s office said the cause of the fire remains unknown.