2 people injured in Lake Lanier boat fire on Sunday

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Fire officials are investigating a boat fire that injured two people on Lake Lanier in Hall County on Sunday. 

The department said they went to Lanier Islands Parkway in Buford around 12:33 p.m. after receiving reports that a boat was on fire. When they arrived, fire officials said, “the boat was fully engulfed emitting black smoke.”

All three people were able to get into another boat before theirs was engulfed, officials. The department said the boat that caught fire was maybe 100 feet from the shore when they got there. 

A video on social media shows the flames and smoke from the fire. 

About 30 minutes later, at 1 p.m., firefighters had put out most of the fire and said they could bring the boat closer to the shore. 

Investigators with the Fire Marshall’s Office are figuring out what started the fire but said right now; the cause is unknown.