The fire is believed to have started on board one of the boats moored between slips 14 and 18, 'F' dock. Among the causes considered were a malfunction of a heater on board one of the boats and an electrical problem because of the need to continually charge batteries. Also, there was a possibility the fire was deliberately set. No cause was determined.
Because of the delays in detecting and finding the fire, it burned over an hour before suppression began, spreading from boat to boat. Flames were fanned by the six knot wind.
Once tie lines were burned, boats began moving out of their slips, affecting other parts of the Marina. It is estimated that approximately 6,000 gallons of fuel spread over the water. That, too, was burning and affecting boats on 'C' dock.
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