One person was injured after two boats caught fire near Put-in-Bay Saturday afternoon, according to the Put-in-Bay Fire Department.

Around 2:30 p.m., firefighters were flagged down by security personnel near the dock when a boat being filled with gas exploded, the department said.

Courtesy of James Dempsey

The owner of the boat jumped into the water, and the boat drifted away into another boat that was moored in the bay and caught it on fire, the department said.

The owner who jumped into the water was rescued and life-flighted off the island by EMS, the department said.

Both fires were put under control by the U.S. Coast Guard, Put-in-Bay Fire and EMS, the department said.

At this time, there is no estimate for the cost of damages, but the department said both boats appear to be a t

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