The scene of a boat explosion in LaSalle on September 4, 2023. (Photo courtesy of @_OnLocation_)The scene of a boat explosion in LaSalle on September 4, 2023. (Photo courtesy of @_OnLocation_)
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Boat explosion sends four to the hospital

Police in LaSalle are investigating an explosion onboard a boat that sent four people to the hospital on Monday.

Police said seven people were onboard when vapour from the engine compartment ignited.

A large contingent of firefighters and paramedics quickly responded to Beattie's Sunset Marina on Front Road around 3 p.m.

Paramedics took the four injured boaters to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The boat did not sink, but there is damage to the engine and the surrounding compartments.

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