On Thursday, July 4th, 2013 at approximately 1746 hours, I was notified of a boat on fire near the 210 mile marker on Pickwick Lake. Myself and WO responded and found a 2006 Malibu wake setter boat completley engulfed in flames.  After all the victims were safely aboard a Hardin Co. fire boat, I interviewed the operator.  Operator stated he started smelling smoke and stopped the vessel and checked the oil and engine compartment. He stated it seemed okay. They then headed back to the boat ramp and the boat started to slow down. He then states smoke started coming out of the right side speaker which is mounted on the engine compartment. The speaker then blew out into the floor. He stopped the boat and lifted the engine compartment and he said it was full of smoke. He then lifted the box where the drive unit is and stated it was on fire. He states that he and another passenger attempted to put it out with a fire extinguisher. The flames forced all occupants out of the vessel and into the water where two good samaritan boats picked them up and we arrived a few minutes later.
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