RedactedNarrative: On 6/27/22 at approximately  1934 hours Hardin county central dispatch received a call from a 3rd party reporting a boat explosion on Pickwick lake at Winn springs boat ramp. Hardin co dispatched fire fighters to the scene. I received a call from an individual who heard the call go out over the scanner and reported it to me. I made contact with Central dispatch at approximately 19:55 hours and they confirmed a boat had exploded on the water at Winn springs. I arrived at Winn springs boat ramp and spoke to the vessel''s owner. 
  
  Owner stated he had just replaced the fuel pump on the vessel and that he had recently purchased the vessel a few weeks prior. Owner in his statement states that he backed the vessel in the water. The operator at the time of the incident stated that he ran the blower and then turned the key when the boat "blew up" 
  
  The occupant of the vessel stated he pushed the boat of the trailer and that operator started it and the boat burst into flames and that they jump in the water and swam back to shore. This Officer''s initial observations were of the stern of the vessel where the area was blackened and melted. An Edelbrock model 17301 fuel pump was observed attached to the hull near the motor. A internet search on Edelbrocks website shows the pump is designed for automotive and industrial uses does not mention marine. 
  
  Hardin County Fire Investigator stated he had found a loose connection to the fuel pump. The investigation determines that the probable cause of the incident was due to fuel vapor collecting the area around the motor which were likely ignited when the ignition switch was turned.
  