FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) -- Multiple people were left injured after a pair of boats erupted in flames.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to a boat fire at 1900 SE 15th Street on Monday evening.
Officials said they received numerous calls reporting a boat at the Lauderdale Marina had caught fire following an explosion just before 6 p.m.
The boat fire injured multiple people and spread to a second vessel.
Five victims were transported to local hospitals, three of whom suffered traumatic injuries.
The Broward Sheriffโs Office is assisting FLFR as they conduct their search for a sixth victim, who is missing in the water.
The fire has been extinguished, officials said.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.