50 Yachts Destroyed When One Explodes, Starts Fire
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CLEAR LAKE SHORES, Tex. — Workers plucked pieces of boats from the water Sunday at a harbor where at least 50 yachts were destroyed in an explosion that set off a chain-reaction fire.
The explosion Saturday night aboard a pleasure boat at the Watergate Yachting Center triggered a blaze that quickly spread to dozens of other boats, officials said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Watergate Harbor Master Tony Buchanon estimated damage at between $2 million and $4 million.
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