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1 person injured after RV fire, Lubbock Fire Rescue says - dailydispatch.com
One person was hospitalized with burn injuries after an RV caught fire just before 6 a.m.
Lubbock Fire Rescue crews arrived to find one RV fully engulfed in flames, with fire spreading fast enough to threaten a neighboring RV. Suppression crews moved quickly, and the adjacent RV came away with only minimal exterior damage.
The injured person was transported to UMC. The Fire Marshal's Office investigated and ruled the fire accidental, tracing the origin to a stove top left unattended with items placed on the burners.
For people living in RV parks along I-27, this is a sharp reminder of how fast a fire can jump from one unit to the next when homes sit that close together. One RV going up in flames before sunrise, with a neighbor's unit nearly lost too, shows how little margin there is when a kitchen mistake goes unchecked overnight.
Common questions
What caused the RV fire near I-27 in Lubbock?
- The Lubbock Fire Marshal's Office ruled the fire accidental, tracing it to a stovetop left unattended with items placed on the burners. The fire broke out just before 6 a.m. at Lubbock RV Park near the 4800 block of I-27 in east Lubbock County.
Was anyone hurt in the Lubbock RV Park fire?
- Yes, one person was transported to UMC with burn injuries. Lubbock Fire Rescue also worked quickly to stop flames from spreading to a neighboring RV, which ended up with only minimal exterior damage.
Did the fire spread to other RVs at the park?
- Crews arrived to find one RV fully engulfed, with fire spreading fast enough to threaten an adjacent unit. Suppression crews moved quickly and kept the neighboring RV from serious damage, limiting it to minimal exterior damage only.
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