‘I just knew we had to go over there and help,’ the retired Coast Guard crew member said.
A deadly explosion and fire on a pleasure boat at a refueling dock in Long Beach
Valdes — retired from the Coast Guard and often at the marina — said he was on his friend’s small boat as he watched the 35-foot powerboat at the Alamitos Bay fueling dock suddenly explode into flames. The woman appeared to be in shock, Valdes said, while the man said, “There are two more on board” over and over. Meanwhile, two fuel attendants had grabbed fire extinguishers and were unsuccessfully attempting to douse the flames, he added.
As the flames went down, Valdes helped tie the damaged vessel against the dock, and said he told the arriving firefighters that there were still at least two people on board the boat. The fire crews initially struggled to find the women on the vessel, he added.
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