Incidents

A camper fire occurred in the Eucheeanna Valley community of Walton County, Florida. Firefighters were dispatched to Gilreath Lane at 10:35 a.m. and found the camper fully engulfed in flames. Crews knocked down the fire in about 10 minutes. The woman and her three dogs escaped without injury but were displaced from their home. Walton County Fire Rescue said burning candles inside the camper caused the fire, and the American Red Cross was contacted to assist.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service received reports of a vehicle fire at 6.48pm on 7 November on the northbound A34 between Chieveley and East Ilsley. Two crews from Newbury Fire Station attended and found a campervan with a blown engine. Firefighters used one hose reel to cool the engine compartment. Operations concluded after approximately 34 minutes.

Around 330 families living at the Governor's Beach campsite in Limassol have been notified to vacate their caravans after the operator's contract expired. Testimony before the parliamentary refugee committee indicated that about 102 families use the caravans as permanent housing and could become homeless if the decision is enforced. Residents pay €1,500 per year in rent, and some of their children attend Pentakomo school. DISY MP Giorgos Lysandridis, citing deputy tourism ministry information, said some people rent out caravans via Airbnb. Dimitris Souglis, MP for Direct Democracy, noted that after the Turkish Cypriot owner died, the land was sold to the manager and then to a foreign investor who plans to build a hotel unit.

A seven-year-old Eriba-Hymer caravan with Mettmann plates has been stolen from Rehhecke in Ratingen-Lintorf. Police have issued an international wanted notice and are asking witnesses to come forward.

Wuppertal police are searching for the driver of a motorhome who fled the scene of a collision on Krummacherstrasse on 6 November 2026 at around 17:45. According to police, an unidentified man was turning the motorhome in a turning area when it struck a parked Kia Stonic. The driver is described as 60 to 70 years old, of slim build with medium-length black-grey hair. The vehicle may be a converted Fiat Ducato or similar model. Damage to the parked Kia is estimated at around 1,000 euros, and police ask witnesses to call 0202 / 284-0.

A fire destroyed an RV in the Orchard Mesa area of Grand Junction, Colorado, shortly before 1 p.m. on Monday. The blaze started in an RV at a home off Valley View Drive and spread to a nearby fence. Two people were not injured, and a dog also escaped safely. The cause of the fire has not been released.

Albuquerque Fire Rescue crews extinguished an RV fire twice near Fourth Street and Menaul. The first blaze broke out around 10 a.m. Monday on La Poblana. The fire reignited around 2 p.m., prompting crews to return. The cause has not been determined.

Martin County Fire Rescue and Stuart Fire Rescue units extinguished a fire in a 20-foot motorhome in Jensen Beach on Saturday morning. Firefighters found the vehicle fully engulfed near the back of a house in the 1200 block of N.W. Charlie Green Drive. The fire was contained before it could spread to the home. A family dog died in the blaze; no other injuries were reported. The cause was an accidental electrical issue, according to Martin County Fire Rescue.

On Monday afternoon a fire broke out in a former Austrian fire engine converted into a camper on Bakboord in Drachten, the Netherlands. A lorry driver from a sewer technology company extinguished the fire and prevented it from spreading. The vehicle, originally from Spielberg in Austria, has been owned by the same person for 14 years; it had been standing idle for some time and was on its way to a garage for an MOT when the fire started. The fire service was alerted but on arrival the fire was already out, and firefighters carried out a check and extinguished the last remnants. The cause is suspected to be a short circuit; the extent of damage is unknown.

National forests in the US face a growing problem of abandoned motorhomes and travel trailers that are hazardous and costly to clean up. The non-profit 208 cleanup helps remove waste, but derelict motorhomes require law enforcement condemnation before removal. The Boise National Forest recorded about 36 such items left on the forest over the last 12 months. Removing each can cost thousands of dollars due to hazardous materials such as batteries, refrigerant, tyres, sewage and sometimes asbestos.

A caravan in Budapest's 14th district burned out completely and the fire spread to a nearby garage roof. A small gas cylinder exploded inside and a dog died; no people were injured.

The fire broke out on Friday evening in Schutzackerstrasse. Firefighters brought it under control quickly and nobody was injured. A faulty device may have caused the blaze.

Unknown perpetrators stole a white Peugeot motorhome in Wiesbaden-Biebrich on the evening of Saturday 7 November. According to police, between about 20:00 and 23:15 the thieves gained access to the vehicle parked on Olof-Palme-Strasse and fled in an unknown direction. The motorhome last carried the registration plates WI-MA 816. Wiesbaden police have opened an investigation and ask witnesses or anyone with information about the perpetrators or the vehicle's whereabouts to call 0611 / 345-0.

Unknown thieves stole a caravan on rue A Wiendelen in Rumelange and fled towards France. An immediate search found nothing and police have opened an investigation.

A caravan was stolen from a dealer's premises in Finowfurt. Police attempted to stop the driver on the A11 shortly afterwards, but he fled and crashed into a crash barrier. The passenger fled the scene. Police are searching for those involved.

Westbound lanes of Interstate 64 near Nitro, West Virginia, were closed for about 90 minutes after a camper overturned and blocked all lanes. The crash was reported shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday near mile marker 46. Nitro Police diverted traffic off the interstate at the Institute exit onto Route 25 until the camper was cleared. No one was injured and no arrests were made. Nitro and Tyler Mountain fire departments, Putnam County EMS and Nitro Police responded.

Police have launched an international search for 78-year-old Anton Prutsch, who disappeared in Croatia during a motorhome trip. The man left Fehring in October and was last seen on 31 October at a campsite in Prelog, northern Croatia. His white motorhome and bicycle are also missing. Contact with his daughter, lawyer Karin Prutsch, was lost more than a week ago.

A motorhome with German plates overturned on the E313 at Geel-Oost. The only occupant, an 81-year-old Dutch woman, died and the motorway towards Antwerp was closed for a long time.

A caravan caught fire on Murton Way in York on Saturday evening. Firefighters from York and Acomb were called at 5.39pm and found the caravan well alight. Crews used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.

A 51-year-old man was found dead in a camper van parked near Hwangsan Bridge in Nonsan. Police suspect carbon monoxide poisoning from a butane heater and plan an autopsy.