Jamestown Man Sent to Hospital Following Boat Fire

DEWITTVILLE – A Jamestown man is recovering from injuries he sustained during a boat fire Monday afternoon in Dewittville.

Chautauqua County Sheriff Deputies say 31-year-old Jeremy Strickland is an employee at Extreme Marine and was working on a boat at Bayberry Landing when he tried to start the boat and a spark ignited gasoline fumes. Strickland was able to put the fire out with a handheld extinguisher, but suffered 2^nd degree burns to his forearms. The fire also caused minimal damage to the interior of the engine bay.

Strickland was sent to to WCA Hospital by the Dewittville Fire Department.