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Fire, chaos and death on a Florida casino boat
Source: USA Today
Fire, chaos and death on a Florida casino boat
John Bacon, USA TODAY Published 1:55 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2018 | Updated 2:40 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2018
The Coast Guard was sifting through the charred remains of a casino shuttle boat Monday to determine the cause of a spectacular fire that forced dozens of passengers to leap for their lives into the chilly waters off Florida's Gulf Coast.
All that remained from Sunday's inferno was the burned-out hull, an American flag flying from the bow.
Authorities in Port Richey, about 40 miles north of St. Petersburg, said immediately after the fire that more than a dozen people suffered non-life threatening injuries. The incident turned tragic Monday when authorities announced that a woman had died.
“We are deeply saddened for the loss of our passenger, the 14 injured and anyone else who was affected by this tragedy,” said Beth Fifer, assistant chief executive for Tropical Breeze Casinos.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY Published 1:55 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2018 | Updated 2:40 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2018
The Coast Guard was sifting through the charred remains of a casino shuttle boat Monday to determine the cause of a spectacular fire that forced dozens of passengers to leap for their lives into the chilly waters off Florida's Gulf Coast.
All that remained from Sunday's inferno was the burned-out hull, an American flag flying from the bow.
Authorities in Port Richey, about 40 miles north of St. Petersburg, said immediately after the fire that more than a dozen people suffered non-life threatening injuries. The incident turned tragic Monday when authorities announced that a woman had died.
“We are deeply saddened for the loss of our passenger, the 14 injured and anyone else who was affected by this tragedy,” said Beth Fifer, assistant chief executive for Tropical Breeze Casinos.
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Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/01/15/fire-chaos-and-death-florida-casino-boat/1033762001/
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