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A boat explosion started a fire at Leatherwood Marina near Dover in Stewart County, Tennessee Sunday morning that caused major damage and sent one person to a Nashville hospital.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says multiple emergency agencies responded at about 10:30 a.m. and got the blaze extinguished by about 1 p.m. Four houseboats sank during the fire and officials urged citizens to avoid the area due to debris in the water.
Stewart County Fire and Rescue reported a total of nine boats destroyed.
The injured individual was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
What caused the boat to explode remains under investigation.