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7 · Wednesday, July 25, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com photos by eric riEhl / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog Victims to make full recovery Continued from page 1 Responding to the scene: Top, Oakville firefighters battle the blaze that ensued after the Panama powerboat exploded at Oakville Harbour on Saturday. At left, emergency crews tend to one of the three people injured in the explosion, as community members assist. Below, First Response Environmental crews attempt to remove the remains of the Panama powerboat on Tuesday morning. somebody in the water," said O'Hara, who watched as a group of people hoisted a woman out and put her on a stretcher. Another man was lying on the ground beside the fuel station. "I could hear him screaming," O'Hara said. Emergency crews responded swiftly -- the Water Street marina sits next door to a fire station. According to police, the three people who were on the boat at the time of the explosion are expected to make a full recovery. Underwood said a 53-year-old Oshawa woman received injuries to her feet while her husband, a 56-year-old Oshawa man, suffered only minor injuries and was treated in hospital and released. A 45-year-old Mississauga man received multiple injuries to his back. While the actual cause of the explosion remains undetermined, police said similar incidents have involved improper fuelling procedures. "Powerboats come equipped with blowers and when you refuel a boat you are supposed to activate the blowers to vent out this fuel vapour that builds up from the refuelling process," explained Halton Det. Sgt. Mark Underwood. "If you don't activate those blowers you end up with a combustible gas, as opposed to a combustible liquid, that is in the area of the engine... it is going to be sparked." While Underwood said this type of refuelling mishap is typically behind this kind of explosion he also said it is not the place of Halton police to make that determination as the police investigation is limited to finding out whether the explosion was criminal in nature. The Oakville Fire Department and the Ontario Fire Marshal's office are continuing to investigate. Authorities attempted to remove the wreck from the bottom of the harbor on Monday, however, the remains of the vessel broke apart and only a portion of it was retrieved. Oakville Deputy Fire Chief Brian Durdin said work to extract the rest of the boat continued Tuesday. A clean-up effort to capture and remove fuel, which leaked from the boat, is underway. The clean-up contractor First Response has set up containment booms around the sunken boat to absorb the escaping gasoline. "The spill is isolated to the harbour and, as far as we can tell, it didn't reach Lake Ontario," said Tina Dufresne, spokesperson for the Ministry of the Environment, which is monitoring the cleanup. "One of two 91-gallon (344.5-litre fuel) tanks was retrieved from the water and that tank was full and pumped out. Crews are attempting to locate the second tank." - with files from the Toronto Star MARTA IWANEK / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog Strategic Advice for Small/Medium Sized Businesses Work one-on-one with an advisor who has been a business owner. Get an effective sounding board for your ideas and plans. Use ongoing advice to refresh priorities and implement your plans. CHRISTMAS IN JULY PIANO SALE NOW TO AUGUST 1ST Large selection of quality pianos New and Used grand & upright pianos Adagio, Kurzweil and Suzuki digital pianos Professional piano moving HUGE SAVINGS We provide Owner/Managers of private companies with strategic advice from experienced entrepreneurs. www.vector17-advisors.com 288 Lakeshore Road E., Suite 7, Oakville, ON L6J 1J2 905-599-5536 SUZUKI FREE Bench FREE Local Deliver y FREE First Tuning Warranty 5205 Harvester Rd., Unit 2, Burlington · 1-888-PIANO-81 Store Hours: Monday ­ Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am- 5pm www.pianos.ca