Alabama Fire Chief: At Least 8 Died in Marina Boat Dock Fire

Boaters leaped into the water to escape a fire that consumed at least 35 vessels docked along the Tennessee River early Monday.

People on boats patrol near the charred remains of a dock following a fatal fire at a Tennessee River marina in Scottsboro, Ala., on Jan. 27, 2020. Jay Reeves/AP Photo

SCOTTSBORO, Ala.—At least eight people were killed early Monday in an explosive fire that consumed at least 35 vessels docked along the Tennessee River.

Scottsboro Fire Chief Gene Necklaus said all eight people known to be missing were confirmed dead, and “that number could go up, because we don’t know how many were on boats” that sank.