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EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Five children under the age of 15 have been injured near Folsom after a fuel vapor flash on a boat.
Folsom Lake Marina officials say the man operating the 18-foot (5.5-meter) boat had just put fuel in it before subsequently starting the engine on Sunday, which may have ignited the fuel vapors. Everyone on the boat jumped off and was helped to safety after the explosion.
KCRA-TV reports the victims were taken to a hospital to get treatment for first- and second-degree burns.
All five victims are expected to survive.
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