Fire at Bay Point Marina contained

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Three fire crews battled a blaze in the Bay Point Marina on Monday evening when a roughly 40-foot boat caught fire, Bay County Emergency Services Chief Mark Bowen said.

It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, which drew a crowd of spectators, but Bowen said the fire didn’t seem suspicious. The State Fire Marshal’s Office was sending an investigator to the scene, Bowen said.

Crews from Bay County and the Panama City Beach Fire Department were assisted by a firefighting watercraft the Panama City Fire Department sent to the fire, Bowen said. He credited all the firefighters for helping to bring the fire under control and limit the damage to other property in the marina. One other sailboat was damaged, Bowen said.