HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Seven people were hurt in a boat explosion at Lake Lanier on Friday, according to a spokesman for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Initially, five were reported ...

They range in age from 5 to 45 years old, many of them suffering severe burns. Lake Lanier is a man-made body of water, built in the 1950s atop the once-thriving Black neighborhood of Oscarville.

The explosion happened around 7 p.m. near the Margaritaville at Lake Lanier Islands. Deputies say a 23-foot cabin-cruiser was being towed in Landshark Cove when it suddenly burst into flames.

ATLANTA (WANF /Gray News) - Seven people were injured after a boat exploded on a lake in Georgia on the Fourth of July, according to officials. Fire officials said units responded to Lake Lanier ...

ATLANTA (WANF /Gray News) - Seven people were injured after a boat exploded on a lake in Georgia on the Fourth of July, according to officials. Fire officials said units responded to Lake Lanier ...

ATLANTA (WANF /Gray News) - Seven people were injured after a boat exploded on a lake in Georgia on the Fourth of July, according to officials. Fire officials said units responded to Lake Lanier ...