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Man injured when boat engine catches fire

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September 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

GRIMES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man was burned when the boat engine he was working on caught fire in a Des Moines suburb. Firefighters were dispatched around 2:15 p.m. Monday to the residence in Grimes. They contained the flames to the garage in which the boat was parked. The injured man was taken to a hospital. He’s been identified as 37-year-old David Boots.