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04:51 PM PST on Wednesday, January 14, 2004
SALEM -- Two elderly residents were injured in an apparent propane
explosion and small fire in a travel trailer in Salem Wednesday
afternoon, fire officials said.
The victims, a 63-year old woman and a 70-year old man, were
hospitalized for burns. Their names were not immediately released.
“The trailer was totally demolished…it blew out the wall in a shed behind the trailer,” said Bill Holmstrom, spokesman for the Salem Fire Department.
It was unclear whether the couple were in or near the trailer when the explosion occured about 1:15 p.m., Holmstrom said.
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“A portion of the house siding blew off but there was no real damage to the house,” said Holmstrom. Total damage was estimated at $6,000.
Investigators believe the explosion was probably caused by the malfunction of a propane heating unit inside the trailer.
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