GASTONIA, N.C. — A 44-year-old man was killed in a camper fire Wednesday morning, according to the Gastonia Police Department.
A neighbor told Channel 9 the man and a woman moved into the camper on Hemlock Avenue about six months ago.
The fire chief said the department got the call just before 6 a.m. An explosion was reported inside the camper just before they arrived.
They say one person inside made it out and went to the hospital with minor injuries.
Investigators suspect a space heater may have caused the fire.
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