Three people escape injury after their boat catches on fire on Lake Minnetonka
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The Long Lake Fire Department responded to a boat that caught on fire Sunday night on Lake Minnetonka.
No one was hurt in the fire on Smith Bay.
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Video shows a black plume of smoke rising from a vessel that’s completely engulfed in flames.
A boat burns Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, on Lake Minnetonka.[Long Lake Fire Department]
Long Lake Fire Chief James Van Eyll says three people were onboard when the boat’s engine caught fire.
Two women and one man were able to swim back to a dock and call 9-1-1.
"These three indivduals were good swimmers," Chief Van Eyll said. "The docks were close and a bad night didn’t turn into an even worse night."
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.