Large fire burns house boats at Lake Powell marina

LAKE POWELL, AZ (3TV/CBS 5/AP) — Fire crews have put out a large fire that engulfed several boats at the Lake Powell Marina on Friday afternoon. The blaze started at the B Dock at Wawheap Marina. Video shows heavy black smoke and flames covering some boats docked and several floating in the water. Officials say between 10 to 12 boats have burned so far. It’s unclear what sparked the flames or if anyone was hurt.

Robert Wilkes, the owner of Skylite Houseboat Management, said the fire began in the early afternoon and grew for about an hour and a half. Wilkes, a trained firefighter, used a…

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