Sask. family's camper consumed by flames after fridge explodes

Trent Tomanek was doing a final walk around his Jayco camper trailer on Friday before heading to Jackfish Lake when he heard a noise that didn’t seem right.

Trent Tomanek was doing a final walk around his Jayco camper trailer on Friday before heading to Jackfish Lake when he heard a noise that didn’t seem right.

"I heard kind of a 'whoof' noise, and then an explosion, the whole rig behind the fridge exploded, and the gas was shooting a flame through the side of the camper and out the roof of the camper probably 15 feet long," Tomanek told CTV News.

He ran to his truck where the RV was already hitched and told his wife and two kids to get to a safe distance before running back to disconnect the truck and move it away.

When he got back to see what he could salvage of their personal belongings, flames were shooting out of the fridge and melting the roof vents, making it impossible to get inside.

Fearing the fire would spread, he unhooked the propane tanks from the trailer and towed it away from any potential hazards.

“Within 15 minutes it was just completely toast,” he said.