PORTER — On 10/06/2025 at approximately 1312hrs, The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call reporting a boat on a trailer that was on fire at 902 Balmer Road in the Town of Porter.
When responding patrol units arrived on scene, they found a 2006 Sea Ray boat fully engulfed in flames. The Youngstown Fire Company arrived and extinguished the blaze. The investigation revealed that the trailered boat was in the process of being backed into the driveway, when the boat came in contact with power lines, setting the boat on fire.
The boat appeared to be a total loss. There was no damage to the pick-up truck that was towing the boat and there were no injuries as a result of the incident.