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hava life
08-01-2004, 06:28 PM
We just got back from going up to Topoc maarine to check it out. the resturant and gas docks are fine but the back slips are toasted. ://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/standard?pictid={62DA6C5C-B1DA-4627-B36E- www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/standard?pictid={06386847-CEB1-47F5-A1C3-2343455FEF6 http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/standard?pictid={BFB74E64-267F-4A8F-8B71- http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/standard?pictid={888770FE-A693-4653-A72E-EB8A204C6BB4}&

hava life
08-01-2004, 06:29 PM
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Kilrtoy
08-01-2004, 06:30 PM
WOW

hava life
08-01-2004, 06:33 PM
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hava life
08-01-2004, 06:34 PM
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hava life
08-01-2004, 06:35 PM
Soory for all the posts but I couldn't get them on one posthttp://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/standard?pictid={BFB74E64-267F-4A8F-8B71-

hava life
08-01-2004, 06:37 PM
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hava life
08-01-2004, 06:38 PM
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My Man's Sportin' Wood
08-01-2004, 06:40 PM
Thanks for sharing. We were wondering how bad the damage was. We need to make sure there are enough places for us to get gas between the Avi and the Sandbar for CBBB.:D I know Moabi is across the way, but we like Topoc better.

SoCalOffshore
08-01-2004, 07:00 PM
I saw the fire this morning, what started it? From our vantage it looked allot worse than your pics show. Thanks for the pics.

Kachina26
08-01-2004, 07:50 PM
My uncle said it was alot worse than the pics show:( I know one of the firefighter's family's lost a boat in that fire.

Dr. Eagle
08-01-2004, 08:10 PM
Originally posted by hava life
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Soooooo was the fire so hot it evaporated the water???????

hoolign
08-01-2004, 09:16 PM
Originally posted by Dr. Eagle
Soooooo was the fire so hot it evaporated the water???????
that's not even funny:D

J540
08-01-2004, 10:13 PM
Just got a call from greg to help get some boats up from bottom. i will post pics later. got to get driving.

73kona455
08-02-2004, 12:09 AM
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Originally posted by Dr. Eagle
Soooooo was the fire so hot it evaporated the water???????
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Originally posted by hoolign
that's not even funny:D
how very true...those were someones dreams that are setting there burned....i bet if it was his boat sitting there it wouldnt be so funny

Kilrtoy
08-02-2004, 01:03 AM
In defense of the Eagle, he was trying to make a dark moment , not so dark.
Im sure the Eagle was not laughing at all...

hava life
08-02-2004, 06:40 AM
Soooooo was the fire so hot it evaporated the water???????
ROTFLMAO too funny,I'm sure no harm was ment by that. I got a kick out of it:)

SoCalOffshore
08-02-2004, 07:06 AM
I am just glad it is not as bad as it looked when I drove by. I will be back out in 2 weeks and always have lunch there. So...what started the fire?

phebus
08-02-2004, 07:23 AM
The article I read said that someone had just finished refueling, drifted off the dock, started their boat, and KABOOM.

stoker
08-02-2004, 07:50 AM
Here is a shot of the fire from the entrance to the marina

Reaper1
08-02-2004, 08:07 AM
Saw the fire yesterday when were going by. I guess I will make sure the blower is on when fueling up.:eek:

TrailerparkTJ
08-02-2004, 08:11 AM
Fire destroys boats; explosion sparks blaze at Topock marina
By Gary Weiand
Sunday, August 1, 2004 10:01 PM MDT
An explosion and the resulting fire destroyed at least nine boats and damaged several others at Topock Gorge Marina late Sunday morning. No one was reported injured as fire crews from several area agencies combined to prevent the blaze from spreading.
Bob Kemp, Mohave Valley Fire Department division chief, said that around 11 a.m. one boat exploded near the dock and burst into flames. The fire quickly spread among vessels moored at the facility located about 16 miles north of Lake Havasu City on Topock Marsh. At least nine were destroyed and five more damaged. An unknown number of boats sank, so the number lost may grow, he said.
Debra McCollum, bartender at the marina's restaurant-lounge, said that she witnessed the start of the blaze. Two people were in a boat that had been launched but not started, she said.
"The people tried to start it, and the hood on the engine blew 10 feet in the air. They dove off, it blew up and then it drifted to other boats at the dock," she said. "Within 10 seconds three were burning, and two more caught while I was on the phone.
"Two people were in the boat, but they jumped out. No one was hurt," she said.
Shawn Lawless, firefighter/paramedic for the Golden Shores Fire Department, said that he was with the first crewman to arrive at the blaze.
"The dock was in flames, and all but about three boats there had already been consumed," he said. "The flames were only 10 to 15 feet high, but there was lots of smoke."
According to Kemp, the fire was confined to one dock and contained by noon. He said that six fire engines and two fireboats arrived to prevent the blaze from spreading to other docks or the shoreline vegetation. The Golden Shores Fire Department, the Mohave Valley Fire Department, San Bernardino County, and other state and federal agencies responded to the fire, he said.
Trish Carter, Mohave County Sheriff's Department media specialist, said that the department assisted with traffic control and helped evacuate Topock Gorge Marina.

HM
08-02-2004, 09:34 AM
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Rod-64
08-02-2004, 04:15 PM
http://www.havasunews.com/content/articles/2004/08/02/news/news02.jpg
Another pic