15 people were on board - including 11 who were injured - in a boat explosion in the Intracoastal Waterway off Fort Lauderdale on Monday, May 26, 2025, according to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Pierre Taylor

A boat explosion near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Memorial Day sent 11 people to the hospital, including many suffering from burns.

Eleven people, including two children, were injured after a boat exploded Monday afternoon on Memorial Day near a popular sandbar in Fort Lauderdale, officials said. Witnesses described a chaotic scene,