2 escape boat fire off Lanai
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Updated: Aug. 13, 2019 at 5:00 PM HST
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - According to the Maui Fire Department, two people were rescued from a fire aboard a boat off Lanai Tuesday morning.
The incident happened just after 10:15 a.m., about 2 miles offshore of Kaiolohia.
Fire crews fought the blaze for about 2 hours.
MFD says, the fire disabled the boat’s engine and battery.
No one was hurt in the incident.
The cause of the fire still under investigation.
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