Elderly Couple Survives Camper Explosion After Propane Tanks Left Open
A couple is their 70's is lucky to be alive after they accidentally left the propane tanks on near their camper on, eventually triggering an explosion in Upstate New York.
State Police were called to the town of Spafford in Onondaga County late Monday morning for an explosion involving pickup truck that had an attached Northern Lite camper connected to the truck bed.
When Troopers arrived they had to sift through the debris to locate 74-year-old Barbara Hamlin under the rubble. Meanwhile, her husband, 75-year-old Robert Hamlin was located nearby and police say he had visible burns to his face.
It is believed the couple had accidentally left the propane tanks on which were attached to the camper last night. Then, when Barbara Hamlin went into the camper late this morning and turned on the stove, it triggered the explosion.
Both were taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, including a broken ankle and burns.
An adjacent home was also damaged by the explosion, police said.
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