Three injured in the explosion aboard a boat in Hyères in the Var

Posted 08/28/2021 at 8:54 p.m.

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A violent explosion occurred yesterday, around 11 am, on a boat leaving the bunkering station of the port of Saint-Pierre in Hyères in the Var. ” It could be that an accumulation of gasoline vapor in the bilge of the boat caught fire during the restart, this is very rare. Three people were on board the boat, a couple and a young girl », Specifies captain Olivier Pécot of SDIS 83.

Seriously burned to the upper limbs by parts of the engine, the mother, 49, was evacuated to a specialized hospital for serious burns.

Shocked, the father, 49, was taken to hospital, along with a 50-year-old port worker, who suffered the “blast” (the blast of the explosion).

Having dived during the explosion, the 14-year-old girl is unharmed.

The worst was avoided thanks to the rapid intervention of the emergency services. ” The vessel was towed offshore to prevent the fire from spreading to other boats. », Specified the City of Hyères.

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