ACCORDING TO THE OWNER, HE HAD BEEN PUMPING APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS OF CONTAMINATED GASOLINE OUT OF HIS VESSEL.  HIS BOAT WAS MOORED AT THE DOCK AND WHILE HE WAS EATING AT THE PIER AND TAKING A BREAK, HE HEARD A "POOF" NOISE AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE BATTERY/ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  OWNER WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THE CABIN AREA TO RETRIEVE HIS FIRE EXTINGUISHER DUE TO THE FLAMES. HE UNTIED THE VESSEL AND PUSHED IT AWAY FROM THE PIER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE PIER.  THE ONLY ELECTRICAL DEVICES THAT WERE RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION WERE THE ENGINE BLOWERS, AND A BOX FAN INSIDE THE CABIN AREA.  THE VESSEL DRIFTED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THE PIER AND RAN AGROUND.  THE BOAT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. GUNTERSVILLE FD ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND THE OWNER ARRANGED TO HAVE A TOWING CO SALVAGE THE VESSEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES JUST PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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