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Multiple people have been taken to hospitals following a boat explosion near gas pumps Saturday afternoon at Spring Brook Marina in Seneca.
The boat had 17 occupants and 13 of them were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries, according to the Illinois State Police. An individual from the boat was taken by medical helicopter to an area hospital with serious injuries. A marina employee also was taken to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Flames and dark black smoke could be seen coming from 623 W. River Dr. The boat was a 25 to 30 foot vessel.
The Illinois State Police, Seneca Police and Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police responded to the incident, after responding at about 4:25 p.m. Saturday.
The incident is under investigation.