2 injured in fire at boat rental shop in Sea Isle

SEA ISLE, N.J. - Crews battled a heavy fire at a boat rental shop in Sea Isle Sunday afternoon.

The fire broke out around 1 p.m. on the 300 block of 43rd Place.

Officials say crews arrived to find a shed on the property engulfed in flames. They say that quickly spread to a fuel tank and on to a commercial fishing boat sitting in the water.

People in nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution. Two people were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

(Michelle Gray)

Crews were able to get the fire under control within a short time. An adjacent home sustained heat damage on the outside of the home.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

(Michelle Gray)