Joshua Brito, 33, was charged with reckless endangerment and driving while intoxicated after the boat burst into flames.

A boat fire off Hart Island sent nearly two dozen people into the water Saturday night — three of whom would be taken to hospitals, according to the FDNY. The boat with 22 people aboard burst into flame off the east end of the island, across a narrow stretch of water from City Island in the Bronx, around 8 p.m., Assistant Chief Michael Meyer said.

A boat fire near Hart Island forced nearly two dozen people into the water Saturday night. One person was in critical condition and another was charged with DWI, police in New York City said. Officials said routine marine patrols came across a 35-foot Carver boat that was on fire near the east end of the island,