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Gas heater explosion in camper van in Łeba: two seriously injured

19.04.2026 17:11 1 min 3 sources РУС
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Gas heater explosion in camper van in Łeba: two seriously injured
Original source: wiadomosci.radiozet.pl

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On April 19 in Łeba (Pomeranian Voivodeship), a gas heating unit exploded in a converted camper van. Two people with severe burns were airlifted to hospitals by an LPR helicopter.

On Sunday, April 19, 2026, around 11:00–11:30 a.m. at a campsite on Turystyczna Street in Łeba (Pomeranian Voivodeship), a gas heating installation exploded in a vehicle converted into a camper.

According to rescuers, a woman suffered burns over 50% of her body and was taken to a hospital in Gryfice; a man with facial burns was hospitalized in Słupsk. Three fire engines, two ambulance crews, and an LPR (Polish Medical Air Rescue) helicopter responded. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.

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Gas explosion in motorhome in Łeba

19.04.2026 Fakt POL Original source

Camper explosion in Łeba. LPR helicopter landed at the scene

19.04.2026 wiadomosci.radiozet.pl POL Original source

Explosion of heating system in car converted into camper. Two injured

19.04.2026 dziendobry.tvn.pl POL Original source

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