On Friday, October 11, 2013, a vessel was drifting on Watts Bar Lake in the area between Thief Neck Island and Camp Buck Toms boy scout camp, and it is here according to operator that she was starting her vessel to return back to the boat ramp when she noticed that the engine did not sound normal after start up. She commented to her passenger that something seemed strange and then they noticed a cup holder that was located near the engine compartment was glowing, and it is here that they discovered the engine was on fire. The fire extinguisher was used to put the fire out and then operator called 911. This all occured in Roane County on Watts Bar Lake.
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