Firefighters battled flames on a 68-foot fishing boat, “Alaskan Girl,” at Squalicum Harbor Marina early Sunday morning, Oct. 27.
“Our crews quickly put out the fire with handlines from our fire engines and the fireboat,” the Bellingham Fire Department stated on its Facebook page.
One person was on the boat when the fire started, but was able to safely exit the boat without injury, confirmed the fire department.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Video of the incident below was posted to Facebook by the fire department.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is made available.
Isaac Stone Simonelli is CDN’s enterprise/investigations reporter; reach him at isaacsimonelli@cascadiadaily.com; 360-922-3090 ext. 127.
