Vessel explosion happened as vessel was leaving the no wake zone of the marina heading towards the main body of the lake. When the operator applied the throttle there was a loud noise that came from the engine compartment located at the stern of the vessel. One of the adult passengers  stated her looked back to see flames coming from the engine compartment and the girls, who were sitting next to the compartment  on a bench seat, began crying and moved to the front of vessel. Operator and adult passenger began throwing water on the flames and gathered the fire extinguisher to extinguish the remaining flames.  Other boaters came to their aid with fire extinguishers to diminish the flames. Alcohol was not involved in this accident and all persons on board vessel were wearing pfd's.
FALLING BRANCH