RedactedNarrative: Operator HAD PULLED HIS HOUSEBOAT UP TO THE GAS DOCK AT DEFEATED CREEK MARINA. HE FILLED HIS GAS TANK UP WITH 34 GALLONS OF GAS.THE BOAT WOULD NOT START. HE SAID HE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN HE OPENED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE, THE FUMES FROM THE GASOLINE IGNITED CAUSING AN EXPLOSION WHICH CAUSED BLISTERING BURNS ON his NOSE AND ALL HIS FINGERS ON BOTH HANDS. HIS SON GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. He WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LIFE FLIGHTED TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER.