VIDEO: Boat catches fire in Chicago River

BySun-Times Media Wire
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Boat catches fire in Chicago River
A boat caught on fire Saturday in the Chicago River.

CHICAGO -- Clouds of smoke poured from a boat that caught fire Saturday in the Chicago River.



The privately owned boat caught fire about 3 p.m. outside of Trump Tower, near North Wabash and the 300 block of South State Street, according to Chicago Fire Media Affairs.



Firefighters responded to the scene with boats and engines. Everyone on the boat self-evacuated and no injuries were reported, officials said.



The cause of the fire was not immediately known.



(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2018.)