VIDEO: Shocking 4th of July Boat Explosion Caught on Camera: 5 Severely Injured, Rushed to Hospital

Five people were injured after a boat explosion rocked 4th of July celebrations on Friday.

The festivities at Lake Lanier in Georgia were cut short after a boat caught fire around 7:00 p.m. Footage of the vessel engulfed in flames made it to social media after the incident, but the cause remains unknown.

A spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said seven people were injured as a result of the 23-foot cabin cruiser bursting into flames, per WSB-TV. Four were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital; another received attention at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center…

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