About 700 people go to the emergency room each year with an injury related to a propane tank explosion, which usually occurs when the tank is left open or near heat.
Bodycam footage shows moment of explosion when several first responders were thrown to the ground. Courtesy: Oneida City Police DepartmentBarbara and Robert Hamlin, ages 74 and 75, respectively, woke to find their camper filled with the smell of gas. Robert Hamlin suggested his wife had turned on the camper’s stove, which caused the explosion at around 10:54 a.m., arriving to find emergency fire personnel trying to clear out the back of the camper to find Barbara Hamlin.
Robert Hamlin had been standing outside the camper when it exploded and was knocked to the ground, suffering visible burn injuries to his face. His wife suffered a fracture in her left ankle but was conscious when first responders found her. The explosion also caused significant damage to the surrounding area, including the outside of the couple's home where they had parked their camper and Chevy Silverado 2500. flooded the camper with the gasEmergency responders took the couple to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse for treatment, and both were admitted with non-life-threatening injuries.
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