Several boats were underwater Thursday morning after an overnight dock fire in West Alton.
Six boats sank to the bottom of the Mississippi River at the Harbor Point Yacht Club Wednesday night after becoming fully engulfed in flames.
Other boats on the dock were also damaged following the fire that could have easily turned deadly. Fortunately, there are no injuries reported at this time.
We’re told the fire started around 9:30 p.m. and the flames began to spread. One by one, six boats caught fire, burned, then sank in the water.
A number of local agencies, including the Rivers Point Fire Protection District, responded to the harbor to help put out the flames.
There are still a lot of questions about what caused this fire.