Fire officials say an unknown number of people are dead and others are missing after a dock fire in Scottsboro, Alabama. Most of the several dozen boats at the dock were houseboats.
Two bodies have been recovered from the water, according to Chief Deputy Rocky Harnen with the Jackson County Sheriff's Department.In addition, six or seven people remain unaccounted for, Harnen said. "They had slips here," Harnen told CNN affiliate WAFF."That doesn't mean they're in the water and it doesn't mean they're dead. We're making attempts to find them."Most of the boats at the dock were houseboats, the Scottsboro Fire Department said.
"Some boats sank at the dock and some floated away before sinking in the lake, Scottsboro Fire Chief Gene Necklaus said.Seven people were rescued from the water and taken to the hospital for burns and potential hypothermia, Necklaus told CNN affiliate WHNT. Each of the seven had jumped off a boat or off a dock into the water, and all are in stable condition, he said.Agencies from across the state are responding, including Scottsboro Police, Jackson County and the State Fire Marshal.
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