A camper trailer in Burlington was set ablaze Saturday evening, resulting in one of its occupants being hospitalized.
At 6:34 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, the Burlington Fire Department responded to the report of the camper fire in the 1200 block of Franklin Street. Firefighters arrived a few minutes later to find the 20 ft. trailer fully engulfed in flames.
There were two people, a man and a woman, inside the camper when it began to burn. The man escaped unharmed, but the woman was sent to a nearby hospital with injuries.
7 Burlington firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze. The camper, valued at $5000, was totaled, and $3000 of contents were also lost.