At least seven people are unaccounted for and multiple others injured Monday morning as a massive fire swept through a dock at an Alabama lake and destroyed 35 boats, authorities said.
At least seven others were injured and taken to area hospitals, Scottsboro Fire Chief Gene Nicklaus told ABC News.
A fire burns on a dock where at least 35 vessels, many of them houseboats, were destroyed by fire, Jan. 27, 2020, in Scottsboro, Ala.
A fire burns on a dock where at least 35 vessels, many of them houseboats, were destroyed by fire, Jan. 27, 2020, in Scottsboro, Ala.DeWayne Patterson/Jackson County Sentinel via AP
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
A fire burns on a dock where at least 35 vessels, many of them houseboats, were destroyed by fire, Jan. 27, 2020, in Scottsboro, Ala.
A fire burns on a dock where at least 35 vessels, many of them houseboats, were destroyed by fire, Jan. 27, 2020, in Scottsboro, Ala.DeWayne Patterson/Jackson County Sentinel via AP
Nicklaus said that 17 different agencies, including the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and neighboring fire departments, responded to the scene.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.