Crime & Public Safety

New photos: Electrical malfunction believed behind sailboat blaze

Staff Report newsroom@islandpacket.com
A small sailboat fire can be seen at Salty Faire Landing on Hilton Head Island the afternoon of Sept. 14, 2015. According to Hilton Head Fire & Rescue, the fire was started by an electrical malfunction. There were no injuries.
A small sailboat fire can be seen at Salty Faire Landing on Hilton Head Island the afternoon of Sept. 14, 2015. According to Hilton Head Fire & Rescue, the fire was started by an electrical malfunction. There were no injuries. Submitted photo

A Monday sailboat fire near Salty Fare landing on Hilton Head Island that resulted in no injuries was likely caused by an electrical malfunction, fire officials said.

The blaze was put out by the Town of HIlton Head Island Fire and Rescue Division around 1 p.m. after it began at 12:50 p.m., Fire Marshal Joheida Fister of the department said.

This story was originally published September 15, 2015 at 8:22 AM with the headline "New photos: Electrical malfunction believed behind sailboat blaze."

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