No injuries were reported in a boat fire at Semiahmoo Marina on January 18. North Whatcom Fire and Rescue was dispatched at 8:09 p.m., with the first unit arriving at 8:19 p.m., chief Jason Van der Veen said. The fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes. While no one was injured in the fire, there was minor heat damage to nearby boats. First responders also included Blaine Police Department, Bellingham Fire Department and Whatcom County Fire District 7. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
