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Coast Guard rescues 28 after boat fire in San Francisco

The cove is next to AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team

The Bismarck Tribune

SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard said crews rescued 28 people after their boat engine caught fire in San Francisco Bay.

Officials received a call about the blaze in the McCovey Cove shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday.

Petty officer Rachel Polish said crews arrived a few minutes later and took the boat’s occupants to a nearby marina. There were no reports of any injuries.

She said “the whole case took place in a matter of minutes.”

Firefighters extinguished the blaze. Its cause is under investigation.

The cove is next to AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team.

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