Fire damages utility vessel

A utility vessel in Amelia sustained damage to its living quarters after it caught fire Saturday on Lake Palourde Road. No one was injured in the fire, Amelia Fire Chief Jason Brown said.

Amelia volunteer firefighters responded to a call at 11:55 a.m. Saturday of a boat fire in the 2900 block of Lake Palourde Road.

Upon arrival, there was smoke coming from a type of utility vessel, Amelia Fire Chief Jason Brown said. Workers had sealed doors of the vessel to try to smother the fire, Brown said. Firefighters from the Morgan City, Berwick, Bayou Vista and Patterson fire departments also responded for mutual aid.

Firefighters cleared the scene by 4:46 p.m. Saturday. The cause of the fire is undetermined, Brown said. Damage from the fire was confined to the living quarters area with minor smoke damage to the other decks, the chief said.

One or two rooms of the living quarters had significant damage, but the damage to the vessel wasn’t a total loss, he said.