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Boat explosion in Majorca leaves British couple hospitalised

Screams and plumes of black smoke engulfed the port in Majorca. Tourists were terrified by the scenes unfolding before their eyes. There was an explosion on a boat in the water. The force of the explosion literally threw a couple swimming nearby into the air.

Explosions of rented boats in Spain. There are serious injuries.
Explosions of rented boats in Spain. There are serious injuries.
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Danuta Pałęga

17 June 2024 06:58

DailyMail.co.uk reports that a British couple was taken to hospital with second-degree burns after a boat explosion in Majorca. A 44-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were working on the engine of a Zodiac-type boat when the explosion occurred. The force of the explosion threw them into the water at the Palma port.

As it turns out, another neighbouring boat also caught fire due to the explosion. The victims sustained burns to their faces and arms, as well as less serious burns on other parts of their bodies.

Footage from the scene showed plumes of black smoke rising into the air, visible from a few kilometres away. After several emergency calls, police and emergency services, including the fire brigade, quickly arrived at the scene. The fire was efficiently contained, but both damaged boats sank.

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This is not the only such dangerous incident on Spanish waters in recent days. DailyMail.co.uk reminds us that just last week, a British tourist was one of three injured in a boat explosion at the Cabo Roig recreational port in Costa Blanca.

A 37-year-old man was taken to hospital in Torrevieja with facial burns, as was a 31-year-old Lithuanian woman. The third person, a 34-year-old Spaniard, was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Valencia with severe burns to the lower part of his body.

The police described the incident as an accident, but the investigation is ongoing. Footage showed concerned witnesses running towards the site of the explosion after noticing a fireball. The most seriously injured Spaniard was an employee who was cleaning the boat at the time of the explosion. The police are investigating the possibility of a fuel leak or engine failure as the cause of the explosion.

The boats involved in the Majorca accident and at Cabo Roig were rental boats.

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