CAMPER EXPLOSION RUINS TRIP.Byline: Melissa Schmitt Daily News Staff Writer A propane propane, CH3CH2CH3, colorless, gaseous alkane. It is readily liquefied by compression and cooling. It melts at −189.9°C; and boils at −42.2°C;. explosion destroyed a camper Saturday morning, rocking this quiet neighborhood, shattering windows and leaving the vehicle's owners shaken. Around 8:15 a.m., a blast just outside their front door jolted jolt v. jolt·ed, jolt·ing, jolts v.tr. 1. To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly: Bill and June Morrill as they prepared for a two-week fishing trip to Mammoth in their fully stocked camper. ``We just weren't meant to go on vacation,'' June Morrill said, attempting to laugh. But the blast was no laughing matter No Laughing Matter is an episode of U.S. Acres from the series Garfield and Friends. It was the 74th episode produced for the series, although it is listed as the 71st episode on the Garfield and Friends DVD. It originally aired on October 21, 1989. to the Morrills, who were visibly unnerved an hour after their year-old camper blew up in their driveway. Had the blast occurred five minutes later, Bill Morrill might have been in the camper when it exploded, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La . Humphrey explained that as the couple was finishing final preparations for their trip, Bill Morrill was getting ready to go out to the camper when a propane tank fueling the vehicle's refrigerator exploded. Bill Morrill set up the refrigerator in his 1997 Lance camper Friday night, and then went inside for the evening, Humphrey said. He was about to return to the camper Saturday morning when he heard something that sounded like a bomb explode in his front yard. No one was injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in the blast, but the situation was an uncomfortably close call for Morrill, who politely declined any comment Saturday morning, as he cleaned up the debris blown across his front yard and into the street. Windows in the Morrills' home in the 10600 block of Dempsey Avenue were shattered shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. by the blast. The camper was ripped to shreds, with shoes, canned goods, fishing gear and sleeping bags strewn strew tr.v. strewed, strewn or strewed, strew·ing, strews 1. To spread here and there; scatter: strewing flowers down the aisle. 2. across the lawn. Neighbors helped the Morrills gather the items not destroyed in the blast, still shaking their heads at the thought of the explosion. ``I jumped out of bed, and I live on the next block,'' said Jenny Adler. ``It was a really loud boom.'' As the Morrills and their neighbors sifted through the camper and its contents Saturday morning, some items were found completely intact while others were destroyed. A bottle of Paul Newman's Own salad dressing and a can of dented beans were salvaged. Three rolls of paper towels in a cabinet survived, too. But fishing nets, a mattress and floor rugs were singed. The camper was in a hundred pieces. Ironically, one now-useless item survived the blast. ``The instructions on how to work the camper came out good,'' June Morrill said. |
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