RUSK COUNTY, Texas — A RV fire that left two people hospitalized Wednesday night in Rusk County was likely caused by a propane gas stove, according to officials.
Multiple fire officials battled the blaze on U.S. 259 South near County Road 3152.
One person was flown to a hospital in Shreveport with second and third degree burns. Another was taken to a Henderson hospital by ambulance with second degree burns and has since been released, the Rusk County Office of Emergency Management said.
Emergency Management Coordinator and Fire Marshal Patrick Dooley said the fire was probably caused by a propane gas stove that exploded when residents tried to turn it on.
Dooley said a young couple in their 20s lived in the RV for a few weeks before the fire.
The fire was contained and the fire is under investigation.
A GoFundMe has been setup for the couple as they try to rebuild what they lost in the fire.