On april 21, 2013 at 1145 Operator was operating his vessel in the middle of apache lake when gas fumes ignited in the engine compartment and caused an explosion. At 1231 hours i contacted Operator on sr 88 at fish creek hill and he told me the following: he stated he had been working on the fuel system earlier that morning and was out in the bay with his family and daughters friend. Operator told me he was underway when the engine compartment ignited and there was a load boom and then smoke. He stated his 2 daughters and their friend was seated on the back bench seat which is located directly over the engine compartment. The girls were thrown up and one person sustained several small quarter size burns to her legs. Operator stated the fire went out quickly and they were given a ride to the dock and the marina towed the vessel back to his slip located at b26. Victim was transported to mountain vista hospital for treatment. I asked Operator what damage had occurred to his vessel. He stated less then $50 if any. Operator submitted to a pbt and gave a breath sample of .005%. The boat was inspected at the apache lake marina dock b26. Upon opening the engine compartment there was a strong smell of fuel. The fuel line on the port inboard looked to be halfway on the fitting and may have caused the leak.
APACHE JUNCTION