Boomtown Casino Boat Fire Injures One: Report

At least one person was injured in a fire at the Boomtown Casino boat in New Orleans, injuring one person, it was reported.
Boomtown Casino Boat Fire Injures One: Report
Jack Phillips
6/28/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

At least one person was injured in a fire at the Boomtown Casino boat in New Orleans, injuring one person, it was reported.

WDSU-TV said that the fire started at around 5 p.m. on Friday before it was extinguished.

A person suffered burns to their leg in the blaze, officials told the station.

The Coast Guard will handle the investigation into the fire.

WDSU noted that no further details were available at the time.

A week ago, a fire closed down the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., reported the Press of Atlantic City. The blaze started in the sauna.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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