(Photo: Ron Hicks Sr.)
TOWN OF HYDE PARK – Two occupants of a 21-foot boat sustained minor
injuries on Sunday afternoon when the pleasure craft they were in docked
at the Brass Anchor on the Hudson River in Hyde Park and burst into flames.
They were transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
Fairview Fire Chief Christopher Maeder said the cause of the incident at about 1:09 p.m. was determined to be accidental. There were no injuries to fire personnel, who were on the scene until about 4:30 p.m.
When firefighters arrived, they found the craft fully involved with exposure to the dock area.
Fairview and the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department’s Marine unit set up booms in the water to contain any fuel from the boat and fueling station. Also assisting at the scene were Mobile Life Support Services ambulance, the Dutchess and Ulster County sheriff’s offices, Hyde Park police, Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response and state Department of Environmental Conservation Spill Response. Roosevelt firefighters relocated to Fairview for standby.
