FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A 65-year-old man had to be rushed to the hospital after a fire broke out on a boat in Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the scene where the vessel was docked near Northwest 56th Court and 27th Avenue, Tuesday afternoon.

Crews transported the 65-year-old man to Broward Health Medical Center after he suffered extensive burns to his face and arms.

Officials said the man was working on the boat when some kind of explosion occurred.

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