One man was injured as a sport cruiser of eight meters in length exploded near the South side boat ramps at 517 Lakeshore Drive, Eustis, Florida on 14:00 of Sunday 23 June. Following the explosion and fire the Lakeshore Drive launch ramp was closed down temporarly, as Eustis Fire Department fought and controlled the fire. The injured person was taken to a hospital in Orlando for further treatment. An investigation on what caused the explosion is ongoing by the Florida State Fire Marshalls office, with unconfirmed reports saying the sport cruiser went ablaze due to a mechanical failure.
The boat in this fire is a Chaparral 300 Signature as produced from 1998 to 2003. The 300 Signature came out as a replacement to the 29 Signature and was replaced by the 310 Signature.
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