A boat fire near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday afternoon resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to reports from the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene around 3:30 p.m. local time, responding to a vessel engulfed in flames approximately 600 yards off the island. Multiple individuals were rescued from the surrounding waters. The severity of the injuries sustained by those rescued has not yet been confirmed by officials.

The SFFD indicated that some individuals remained in the water following the incident. It is currently unknown whether the boat was privately owned or a commercial vessel.

Crews with the SFFD and the US Coast Guard were deployed into the water at around 3.30pm, assisting those injured in the incident round 600 yards from the island

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