One person was killed and four others injured when a house boat exploded on southern Utahâs Lake Powell late Wednesday night. San Juan Sheriff Rick Eldredge confirmed the blast occurred about 10 p.m. in Crystal Springs Canyon portion of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which straddles the Utah-Arizona border. The explosion came as the victims were attempting to start the house boatâs generator. The identity of the deceased was not immediately released.
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