On 3/4/2011 at about 2:15pm subject was working on his vessel which was tied to the dock in the World Wide Sportsmen Marina.  
   subject opened the hatch to his engine compartment and found liquid pooling around his engine.  subject attempted to clean up the liquid using a wet/dry vacuum.  When he flip the switch to the wet/dry vacuum he was engulfed in a ball of flames that erupted out of the engine compartment. 
   Some people standing by the stern of his vessel helped put the fire out with a hose and EMS was called.  subject was transported to Mariners Hospital with 1st and 2nd degree burns.  The vessel was towed to Coral Bay Marina and made safe by the fire department.; subject :The occupant had 1st degree burns to his face, forearms, and the front of both legs.  He also had second degree burns to his hands, around his collar area, and his left upper arm and shoulder.
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