Authorities and relatives say a woman and her five children are among the dead in a dock fire that killed eight people at a north Alabama marina.

Jackson County officials say 40-year-old Grace Annette Watson Miles died in the blaze early Monday, along with five children ranging in age from 7 to 19.

Miles' husband is among the survivors.

But another man and a woman died in the fire at Jackson County Park Marina.

Authorities say the victims were living in boats at the dock.

An official says the dock had fire extinguishers that were last inspected in October.

Officials are trying to contain environmental damage.

Floating barriers have been installed to keep oil and other materials from spreading into waters near the marina.

The dock that burned is on a creek that feeds into the Tennessee River.

The smell of gasoline was still strong Tuesday a day after the blaze.

The fire quickly consumed the dock as people were sleeping, cutting off their escape routes and raining debris into the water.

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