RedactedNarrative: On May 27, 2017 I, RFC, responded to a boat incident (boat fire) in Hall County, Lake Lanier, in Big Creek near Van Pugh Park. As I arrived Hall County Fire personnel was already on scene. The burnt remains of the vessel was on shore near Van Pugh Park. The boat was burned to the water line and no one was aboard.
  
  I located the owner and operator and the other witnesses. Operator stated that he fueled up at Holiday Marina in Big Creek and began heading towards the main body of the lake. When his vessel was near the mouth of Big Creek he heard a loud pop. He noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. When he inspected the compartment, he saw flames in the compartment. He attempted to extinguish the flames with the vessels fire extinguisher but was unable. Everyone grabbed a pfd and jumped overboard. The vessel burned to the waterline and drifted to the shore.
  
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