At least 1 killed in boat fire near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco

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At least 1 killed in boat fire near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco (5 sources).

Authorities said at least one person was killed and another is missing after a fire broke out on a pontoon boat off the coast of San Francisco near Alcatraz Island Tuesday afternoon.
Seventeen others were rescued, according to the Associated Press.
San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen said crews and the U.S.
Fire officials said the three-deck pontoon vessel that was carrying 19 people had capsized and was mostly underwater.
Local fire officials rescued 16 others who had been on the largely submerged vessel.

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Timeline updated — Timeline updated with new reporting from CBS 8 (San Diego, KFMB)1d ago
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Timeline updated — Timeline updated with new reporting from 11Alive (Atlanta, WXIA)1d ago
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Timeline updated — Timeline updated with new reporting from FOX 10 Phoenix (KSAZ)1d ago

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