RedactedNarrative: Monday, May 26,2014, 2045 Hrs. 
  
  On this date Tpr. and I were on patrol and advised by the Station Commander of an incident that happened earlier in the day at Liberty Landing Marina. He stated that he received information about a vessel fire which resulted in a personal injury. We were advised to investigate accordingly. Subsequently we proceeded to Liberty Landing Marina to gather information and begin our investigation. Captain stated the incident occurred at the marina's fuel dock at about 1644 hours. Preliminary information indicated the victim was fueling a 35 foot inboard fiberglass Cabin Cruiser. 
  
  Approximately 20 minutes into the fueling process, after completely filling one tank and moving onto the second, Victim #1 was standing on the swim platform when he opened the engine compartment. Upon lifting the access panel, Victim#1 stated he "saw a flash and heard a whoosh and a boom." An Explosion occurred which caused serious burns to Victim #1's face, lower arms, legs and feet. The fire was quickly extinguished by Dock Master, with assistance from other employees. Within minutes Jersey City Medical Center EMS responded and transported Victim #1 to Jersey City Medical Center. Victim #1 was transferred to St Barnabus Medical Center Burn unit. I spoke with Nurse of SBMC who stated that Victim#1 was in stable condition but would require a stay of three to four weeks before his release. 
  
  We conducted a preliminary inspection of the vessel, which was on blocks in the marina's boat yard. It appeared there was a significant explosion in the engine compartment/lower cabin area. A lower well storage compartment was blown out from the floor resulting in damage to the floor boards and surrounding areas. The strong odor of gasoline was also noted. 
  
  Friday, June 6, 2014. 
  
  On this date, I met with Dockmaster at Liberty Landing Marina. Dockmaster stated the vessel had arrived with a full port tan but took approximately 380 dollars worth of fuel for the starboard tank. Upon completion, Dockmaster stated the port engine started , but the starboard one would not. Dockmaster moved on to assist other customers while Victim attempted to start the other engine. Approximately 10 minutes later, Dockmaster stated he heard a loud "boom" and saw gray smoke and flames coming from the vessel. Dockmaster called 911 and used three fire extinguishers to put out the fire. Dockmaster stated that Victim was severely burned and was running around the dock in a panicked state. The ambulance arrived and Victim was transported to the hospital. The vessel was pulled from the water and stored in the marina's boat yard. 
  
  Tuesday, June 10, 2014. 
  
  On this day I met with Victim #1 at St Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. 
  
  Victim #1 stated in effect: " we had been out on my girlfriends boat since about 1pm. It was the first time we were out for the season after having boat stored at Boat Max Marina in Island City N.Y.. Everything was going well, except the starboard motor revving slightly higher than the port. At about 4:00PM, we docked at Liberty Landing Marina for fuel, because the port tank was full but the starboard tank was just about empty. As I was fueling, I had the blowers on and the hatch and cabin windows were open. 
  After fueling, I waited about 15 to 20 minutes with the blowers still on. I closed the hatch and started the port engine with no problem, but the starboard would not start. I waited about 10 more minutes and tried again, but it still would not start. I turned off the port engine , went back, opened the hatch and looked inside the engine compartment. As soon as I looked in, I saw a spark from the back of the starboard engine and heard a boom. I immediately saw a flame and felt heat, That is when I noticed my skin starting to melt away. My face, arms, legs and feet were burned. The workers came quickly to help put out the fire. I was standing near one of the dock boxes for about 5 minutes before the ambu