NPS officials seek photos, video of Friday’s Lake Powell marina fire for investigation

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NPS officials seek photos, video of Friday’s Lake Powell marina fire for investigation – St George News

June 5, 2023

Houseboat catches fire at Wahweap Marina on Lake Powell near Page, Arizona, June 2, 2023 | Photo Credit: National Park Service, St. George News

ST. George — National Park Service officials Friday asked the public to help investigate a houseboat fire at Wahweap Marina on Lake Powell.

This file photo shows houseboats at Wahweap Marina on Lake Powell, the second largest reservoir in the United States near Page, Arizona. July 29, 2021 | Photo Credit: Rick Bowmer, Associated Press, St. George News

NPS, in particular, is seeking photos and videos of fires taken by people for use in investigating incidents, according to a press release issued Monday.

Photos and videos of Friday’s fire can be submitted through the following portals: https://nps.us.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/wahweap_marina_fire

The fire last Friday was reported around 1:23 p.m. at the Warweap Marina near Page, Arizona, according to a news release. It was initially reported that one houseboat caught fire. The ship was moored at B Dock near the Latitude 37 restaurant.

The fire quickly spread to other houseboats. A houseboat that was pushed off the wharf in an attempt to avoid the fire was also stopped by the breakwater and caught fire.

Smoke rises from the Wahweap Marina fire on Lake Powell near Page, Arizona, Friday, June 2, 2023 | Photo Credit: Robert Wilke, Associated Press, via St. George News

No fire-related deaths have been reported. However, the two were treated by Kane County paramedics for smoke inhalation and released, according to a press release.

“Due to the fire damage at Wahweap Marina, please exercise extreme caution in the area,” an NPS official said in a press release.

Public access to the affected area of the marina has been closed and staff are investigating which parts are unaffected by the fire. The area where the fire broke out will be off-limits until cleared by fire inspectors.

Officials from the National Park Service, Big Water Fire Department, Page Fire Department, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Kane County Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Arizona Wildlife Service, and Arizona Department of Public Safety responded to the blaze.

Mori Kessler is a senior correspondent for the St. George News, serving as a writer and interim editor from 2011-2012 and as an assistant editor from 2012-mid-2014. He began writing news in his Today in Dixie in 2009 as a freelancer, and in mid-2010 he joined the writing staff of St. George News. He loves photography and in 2018 won a photojournalism award from the Association of Professional Journalists for his photo of a bee inspector exterminating wild bees from a home in the city of Washington. He is also a shameless nerd and has no sense of direction.