RedactedNarrative: On, 05/16/14, I, CPO received an email from District 3 Sgt. of a possible boat accident that occurred at Harborside Marina along the Des Plaines River near Wilmington IL. At 0930 I arrived at Harborside Marina and spoke with the Harbor manager. Manager informed me that the boat that caught on fire was a 57'' CarlCraft houseboat (HIN: LMG57063M0A).  Manager informed me that on 05/07/14 at approximately 1840 he was driving around the marina and saw black smoke coming from the southeast corner of the marina. Manager informed me he drove over there and saw a houseboat in flames. Manager then called 911 and Wilmington and Channahon Fire departments arrived on scene at approximately 1900. Manager informed me there were two other watercraft moored next to the burning Houseboat and he and a fellow worker moved the watercraft away from the fire. Manager brought me over to the location of the Houseboat which was moved out of the water and onto land adjacent to where the Houseboat was moored. I took photographs of the dock area and of the Houseboat (see attached photo''s). The majority of the damage to the Houseboat was from midship to the stern of the Houseboat. I asked Manager if the Houseboat was plugged into the dock and he said it was. I photographed the outlet to which the the Houseboat was plugged into (see attached photo''s). 
  
  At approximately 1030 I arrived at Channahon Fire Department and spoke with Fire Chief. Chief informed me that they arrived on scene at approximately 1900 and Wilmington Fire Department arrived a few minutes before they did and had water suppression on the Houseboat. According to Chief the Houseboat was completely engulfed in flames. Both Fire Departments cleared the scene at 2019. I asked Chief if they were able to determine the cause of the fire and he informed me they could not. I asked Chief if they suspected foul play and he said they did not. Chief did inform me he was able to speak with Subject and she informed him that when she was cleaning the bilge pump for her shower it started to smoke and she was able to cool it off by turning the power off. 
  
  I contacted Subject at approximately 1130 and asked her if she had her Houseboat plugged in and she said she did. I asked her if she had any repairs done to the Houseboat lately. She informed me she had the electrical lines that go from the Houseboat to connect to the dock replaced since the old ones melted this past fall. I asked Subject if she had any other mechanical problems lately. Subject informed me that at approximately 1200 she was cleaning her shower which is located midship towards the starboard side when she noticed a burning smell from the bilge under her shower. Subject went on and said she looked at the bilge and the housing on the pump was melting. Subject went on to say she turned the bilge pump off at the breaker box and waited a while. Then she turned the power back on and watched the pump to see if it would start smoking and when it didn''t she left the Houseboat at approximately 1800. I asked Subject why did she not report this accident to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and she said she thought she didn''t have to since the fire department handled the accident. I informed her that she has to report the accident to the Department and informed her to submit her accident form within the time allowed. 
  
  At approximately 1300 I contacted Progressive Insurance who was handling the insurance claim and he informed me they did not expect foul play and they had the same information as I did. We did not find any discrepances in Subject story. The cause of the fire is unknown. 
  
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