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Column Of Fire Engulfs Boat At Somerville Yacht Club

A boat at the Winter Hill Yacht Club on the Mystic river caught fire, bringing marine fire units from three nearby communities to help extinguish the flames.

Firefighters had to work aggressively to keep the fire from reaching other vessels.

Firefighters had to work aggressively to keep the fire from reaching other vessels.

Photo Credit: Somerville Fire Department
Marine units from multiple nearby communities were called to assist.

Marine units from multiple nearby communities were called to assist.

Photo Credit: Somerville Fire Department

The fire broke out at the yacht club marina, located on 500 Artisan Way in Assembly Row, in Somerville, around 5:20 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, according to the Somerville Fire Department. 

One commuter was able to see the blaze while traveling on the Orange Line.

The fire fully involved the cabin cruiser style vessel.

"The fire was contained to the single vessel thanks to an aggressive attack from the dock using hand lines and by our marine unit partners from the water," the Somerville Fire Department said in a Facebook post. 

Firefighters from Boston, Cambridge, and Medford provided mutual aid to extinguish the flames. 

No injuries were reported from the incident, which was cleared by 6:45 p.m., the Somerville Fire Department told Daily Voice. 

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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