Multiple boats consumed by fire at Hoosier Hills Marina on Patoka Lake

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Multiple boats consumed by fire at Hoosier Hills Marina on Patoka Lake

Multiple boats caught fire Friday morning at the Hoosier Hills Marina at Pakota Lake, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

www.wrtv.com

 

[Hatin Since 87]

Wow! That sucks. I used to spend a lot of time camping there. One of my favorite lakes in indiana.

 

[spencer rifle]

Think of how many gun collections are now lost...

 

[indyjohn]

You can report they "caught fire" but my spidey senses are saying something else...

 

[bwframe]

That does look like the work of some whack-a-doodle. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I just want to know how thick that ice is.....

 

[hoosierdoc]

likely a portable heater fire

 

[Michigan Slim]

likely a portable heater fire

My first thought.

 

[tsm]

My first thought.

Looks like all boats are in similar stages of burning. How could a fire jump from boat to boat that quickly? Would expect one boat to be nearly burned out while others are just getting started.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Saw a pic of just one boat burning in the center. Fire can and does spread quickly. Most of the materials on those boats are combustible.

 

[churchmouse]

You can report they "caught fire" but my spidey senses are saying something else...

Pretty much as I dont see that fire making the jumps between those boats.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Watched fire start on a house from the neighbors house burning. Same thing could happen on a boat I would think.

 

[churchmouse]

Watched fire start on a house from the neighbors house burning. Same thing could happen on a boat I would think.

It would and has but as mentioned they all look to be involved as 1.

The side by side moored boats yes. The gap from the docks would slow the spread some I would think.

Once caught a boat is going to burn.

 

[Michigan Slim]

First boat.

 

[churchmouse]

First boat.

That clears it up....

 

[indyjohn]

First boat.

That just sux.

This house burnt recently in my neighborhood. Pine frame and vinyl siding, they are 80% gone by the time the fire dept gets there. This one was reported as a chimney fire, it melted the siding off the houses on either side.


Even though we had our fireplace inspected a couple of years ago, I'm never using it again.

 

[CHCRandy]

Yeah, my guess is either a heater malfunctioned or a bubbler shorted out. I can definitely see how they all burned though. That fiberglass burns so hot and quickly....

Edit. I was just looking at photos before the fire....and man there are extension cords everywhere going into them boats. It could have been anything that started this, heater, charger, bubbler.....who knows.

 

[CHCRandy]

Multiple boats consumed by fire at Hoosier Hills Marina on Patoka Lake

Multiple boats caught fire Friday morning at the Hoosier Hills Marina at Pakota Lake, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

www.wrtv.com

lol, luckiest guy is whoever owned that big boat at the far right at the end of that video. I bet that is a $200,000+ boat, isnt it?

 

[Michigan Slim]

lol, luckiest guy is whoever owned that big boat at the far right at the end of that video. I bet that is a $200,000+ boat, isnt it?

Easily more.

 

[AtTheMurph]

Think of how many gun collections are now lost...

I was thinking that probably close to 2 metric tons of gold and silver will now never be found.