RedactedNarrative: On April 3, 2019 at approximately 11:30 hours I received a call from Franklin Co 911 in regards to a vessel fire in Gumlog Creek on Lake Hartwell. I got some initial information from dispatch and along with GWFC headed to the address.
  	When we arrived on scene, the Gumlog Fire Department had already put out the fire and secured the boat back to its dock.  I went down and talked to the owner to see what had happened.  
  	Owner told me that he and three other occupants had gotten on board the vessel to go for an outing on the lake, but were still tied up to the dock.  Owner stated that he clicked the battery switch, pushed the choke in twice like he always does, but when he turned the key in the ignition switch there was an "explosion" on the starboard side of the engine and it caught fire.  After unsuccessful attempts to extinguish the fire with the on-board fire extinguisher, all the occupants got off the vessel uninjured while the vessel continued to burn.  All had life jackets accessible to them, but were not used.  All occupants said they were able to swim, but none had to as they got out of the vessel onto the dock.
  	Although the vessel was tied to Owner' dock, when the fire department arrived and attempted to douse the flames, the force of the water from the hose broke the already weakened rope and caused the vessel to break free from its mooring. The boat floated away from the dock, but did not come in contact with any other boats or docks.  No other boats or docks were damaged, but Owner' boat was burned down to the floor and pontoons. Damage was in excess of $2,000.00.
  