A 35-foot-long RV-style camper erupted in flames, causing several explosions, according to fire officials in the town of Heath.
HEATH – Officials in this Franklin County town north of the Mowhawk Trail are probing a motor home fire that caused several explosions just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at 9 Cascade Drive.
There were no reported injuries, but several explosions were heard after a fire erupted inside a 35-foot RV-style camper.
Heath Fire Chief Mike Smith said the motor home, parked at the Cascade Drive address, was destroyed. He told 22News that the explosions may have been from liquid propane tanks or even tires.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Officials are examining several electrical items that were plugged into outlets inside the RV, the TV station reports.
Authorities did not publicly identify the owner of the camper.
Firefighters from Charlemont and Rowe assisted, according to Fireground360, a public safety website maintained by the first-responder community.
Cascade Drive is located in a warren of streets bounded by the Mowhawk Trail to the south, Route 8A to the west, West Branch Road to the North, and Route 112 to the east.
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