Six people were injured in a boat explosion involving unpermitted fireworks on Lake Martin Friday night, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).It happened at about 9:14 p.m. when the pontoon boat that had been modified into a fireworks platform malfunctioned during a planned fireworks celebration near the Kowaliga Basin in Blue Creek.

Alan J. Simmons, 31, who was transported to the Lake Martin Community Hospital in Dadeville for treatment. Johnathan R. Wilmarth, 43, Joshua A. Husted, 36, and Matthew Davila, 28, who were also transported to local area hospitals for medical treatment.