Eleven people, including two children, were hospitalized after a boat explosion caused a fire in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Memorial Day. TheUnited States Coast Guard said on social media Mondaythat a vessel with 13 people on board exploded around 5:45 p.m. near the New River Triangle in Fort Lauderdale. "For reasons that we don't know yet, a boat exploded," said Frank Guzman, a spokesperson for the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, at a news conference Monday. "It tossed people into the water and Good Samaritans came over right away and started rescuing them." Memorial Day shooting:2 dead, 9 injured in Memorial Day shooting in Philadelphia: Police Guzman said the department transported a total of 11 people, including two children to Broward Health Medical Center. Guzman also said they rescued a dog who was on board the boat, but the dog was not injured. Guzman said a "number of the patients had significant burns" and were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital, which has a burn unit. He said he didn't have an exact number on how many of the patients were transferred to Jackson Memorial. The Broward County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Coast Guard, and Florida Fish and Wildfire Conservation Commission did not immediately respond to a USA TODAY request for more information. This explosion in Florida is just one of many tragic accidents that happened over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. This includes a shooting in Philadelphia in Fairmount Park that left two people dead and nine others injured. In Ohio, a child was killed after falling off a float during the Memorial Day parade. Additionally, a shooting near a boat deck in South Carolina left 11 people injured. Contributing: Melina Khan, USA TODAY; Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY; Patrick Williams, Akron Beacon Journal; John Bacon, USA TODAY Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X@GabeHauarior email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Boat explosion in Fort Lauderdale, Florida: 11 people hospitalized
