MARINA DEL REY, Calif.—Authorities Thursday were continuing to investigate an explosion and fire that ultimately sank a luxury yacht anchored in Marina del Rey that was stocked with ammunition and fireworks.
The fire was reported shortly after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at 211 Basin A, where flames engulfed the approximately three-story, 100-foot boat, the Los Angeles County Fire Department reported.
County fire officials said in a statement Thursday morning that the owner of the boat reported having “1,000 rounds of unspent ammunition and fireworks onboard.”
Residents in the area said they heard multiple explosions resonating throughout the harbor as the yacht named The Admiral was consumed by flames. Fire officials said two people were able to get off the boat uninjured….