OPERATOR OF BORROWED DECK BOAT WITH 8 PEOPLE ABOARD WAS PROCEEDING INTO LAKE TO GO TUBING. OPERATOR VENTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOR ONE TO TWO MINUTES & REMOVED ENGINE COVER WHEN HE FILLED WITH 5 GALS OF GAS. AFTER LAUNCH THE BOAT WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 200 YARDS INTO LAKE. TWO CHILDREN SWAM TO THE TUBE. OPERATOR BEGAN TO MOVE BOAT FORWARD TO TAKE SLACK OUT OF TOW ROPE. ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS AFTER IT WAS STARTED. INJURED PERSON WAS NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN ENGINE BURST INTO FLAME. ALL PASSENGERS LEFT THE BOAT INTO THE WATER AND SWAM TO SHORE. THE BOAT WAS LATER TOWED BACK TO BOAT OWNER'S LAKE DOCK.
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