Coast Guard responds to boat on fire near Merritt Island

Boat on Indian River in Brevard

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – The Coast Guard is responding to the scene of a boat on fire in the Indian River Lagoon near the Merritt Island Causeway.

Steve Trapp, a witness from Merritt Island, said he saw smoke just after 1 p.m.

"It was blazing when I came across the bridge," he said.

Local 6 News partner Florida Today reports smoke from the fire can be seen from as far away as Cocoa Beach.

Cocoa Police said the boat hit a power line near Lee Wenner Park in Cocoa Village. There were no injuries to the people on board the boat.


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