Venice Boat Explosion: Family Injured

0:00A family on a boat in Venice, Florida faced a nightmare when an explosion sparked serious burns for a five-year-old boy and a 41-year-old. Woman. Fire crews rushed to the Marina Park boat ramp around 116 p.m. Sunday, right by the historic Venice train depot in Inter Coastal Waterway, the whole family of four made it to the ramp, but only those two needed hospital care. The boy got airlifted to a Tampa hospital while the woman rode in an ambulance to Sarasota Memorial. Another two, a 15-year-old boy and a man in his 40s escaped without a scratch. Folks nearby stepped up big time with another boater towing the drifting vessel back after it floated down the Inter Coastal. Crews found the fire already knocked out, but the cause remains a mystery for now. Venice police pitched in to help secure the scene. The boat ramps wide open again, so boaters keep your eyes peeled and gear checked out there. That's your Tampa Bay News today update, AI powered and always on.