Photo: Mattapoisett Fire Rescue
MATTAPOISETT, Mass. (WBZNewsRadio) — A boat is left charred after bursting into flames in Mattapoisett over the weekend.
Boaters were out enjoying the Fourth of July weekend on Aucoot Cove when they saw a large cloud of smoke coming from a boat on fire.
The people on board were able to safely escape, Mattapoisett Fire Rescue said.
Marine 1 was dispatched to the scene and helped put out the fire. One woman on Facebook said she saw the boat on fire while attending a party and was glad to see the number of neighbors racing over to help.
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The boat is a total loss, according to Mattapoisett Fire Rescue.
Mattapoisett Harbormaster, Marion Fire / EMS, Marion Harbormaster Department, New Bedford Police Department (Massachusetts), and the United States Coast Guard were at the scene.
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