Marina on fire engulfs 35 boats, 8 dead in Alabama

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At least eight people were killed when a fire destroyed dozens of boats in a marine in the US of Alabama, on January 27, with authorities looking for additional victims on the water and the cause of the fire remaining unknown.

Specifically, BBC reports that the fire started around 00:40 local time and engulfed 35 vessels from house boats to pontoons docked on the Tennessee River. The fire rapidly spread while people were sleeping at Jackson County Park in Scottsboro.

The fire resulted to the...

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