The fire broke out at Jackson County Park in Scottsboro, Alabama.
January 27, 2020, 3:21 PM
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At least seven people are unaccounted for and multiple others injured Monday morning as a massive fire swept through a dock at an Alabama lake and destroyed 35 boats, authorities said.
At least seven others were injured and taken to area hospitals, Scottsboro Fire Chief Gene Nicklaus told ABC News.
A fire burns on a dock where at least 35 vessels, many of them houseboats, were destroyed by fire, Jan. 27, 2020, in Scottsboro, Ala.
A fire burns on a dock where at least 35 vessels, many of them houseboats, were destroyed by fire, Jan. 27, 2020, in Scottsboro, Ala.DeWayne Patterson/Jackson County Sentinel via AP
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
A fire burns on a dock where at least 35 vessels, many of them houseboats, were destroyed by fire, Jan. 27, 2020, in Scottsboro, Ala.
A fire burns on a dock where at least 35 vessels, many of them houseboats, were destroyed by fire, Jan. 27, 2020, in Scottsboro, Ala.DeWayne Patterson/Jackson County Sentinel via AP
Nicklaus said that 17 different agencies, including the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and neighboring fire departments, responded to the scene.
At least 35 boats were destroyed in a massive fire that swept through a boat dock in Jackson County Park, Jan. 27, 2020, in Scottsboro, Ala.
At least 35 boats were destroyed in a massive fire that swept through a boat dock in Jackson County Park, Jan. 27, 2020, in Scottsboro, Ala.Sierra Phillips/WAAY
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
