CELESTINE, Ind. — Four months after a fire ripped through a southern Indiana marina, authorities have now revealed the cause.
Indiana Conservation Officers and the State Fire Marshal’s office said the Feb. 19 fire at the Hoosier Hills Marina at Patoka Lake in Dubois County was an accident and most likely caused by an electrical malfunction.
The fire destroyed 11 houseboats with 7 of them sinking.
Investigators said damages from the fire was estimated at $2.5 million.
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