Three boats caught fire near the Oyster Point Marina in South San Francisco on Wednesday morning, causing one person to be taken to a hospital with minor injuries, a deputy chief with the city's fire department said.
Around 7:20 a.m., the South San Francisco Fire Department received a report of numerous boats on fire in the area of the marina and crews arrived to find the three boats on fire just outside of the marina, Deputy Fire Chief Matt Samson said.
There were people who jumped into the water as a result of the fire and one was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, Samson said.
The fire was extinguished by 9:20 a.m. and crews remained on scene until after noon to place oil booms and other environmental protections around the damaged boats so contaminants on board wouldn't spread before a salvage company removes them from the water, he said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to Samson.
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