PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- An investigator with the Peoria Fire Department is still trying to determine the cause of a fire late Thursday night that damaged a cabin cruiser boat.

The fire occurred in the 100 block of Spring Street, which is near the Peoria Boat Club and Detweiller Marina. The call came in at 9:45 p.m. for a vehicle fire on Aug. 29. When crews arrived, they were sent to one end of the boat dock for a 40-foot boat that was on fire.

The boat was in a rear storage area and several people were near the boat with fire extinguishers trying to contain the blaze, the department said.

The fire was quickly put out and it did not spread to the entire boat and also to two nearby vessels.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

No civilians or firefighters were injured as a

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