Long Island boat fire injures 5

Five people were hospitalized after a boat fire on Long Island on Friday afternoon.

NEW YORK - Five people were hospitalized Friday after a boat caught on fire on Long Island Friday evening.

According to the Suffolk County Police Department, at around 5 p.m., crews responded to a report of a boat fire near Sumpwans Avenue in Babylon.

Six people, all men, were reportedly on the boat at the time of the fire.

Four were taken to area hospitals, while one was taken to Stony Brook Medical Center with more serious injuries.

It was unclear what started the fire and the incident was still under investigation.