Two boats catch fire on Lake Tapps, spilling fuel and oil into water

Two boats spilled fuel and oil into Lake Tapps after catching fire over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

According to East Pierce Fire & Rescue, the boats caught fire sometime before 3:30 a.m. July 5.

“Firefighters arrived to find an approximately 50-by-50-foot brush fire along the shoreline and two boats on fire,” East Pierce Fire & Rescue stated. “Crews on shore and aboard Marine 122 worked together to quickly contain the brush fire and extinguish the burning boats.”…

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