A boat went up in flames in a yard on Cape Cod Sunday morning, leaving a man with serious burns that required him to be taken to a burn center in Boston.

It happened just before 9:30 a.m. at a home on Skating Rink Road in Hyannis. Hyannis Fire Captain David Webb said firefighters found the 25-foot boat fully engulfed when they arrived on the scene.

"It was just a loud bang in the neighborhood," said neighbor Jerry Timino.

Ring video from a neighbor showed the boat full of flames while thick black smoke poured out. The fire was put out and the boat was left with extensive damage.

"I heard a boom, I looked over, saw some smoke, ran and got my husband and then we heard, 'Help me, help me,'" said neighbor Hope Taylor.

A 63-year-old man, who owns the boat, was working on it at the time whe

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