Woman dies of injuries in RV propane tank explosion in Darke County

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A woman inside a camper who suffered severe burns to most of her body last month following a propane tank explosion near Greenville later died of her injuries.

Crews were called to a report of a camper fire involving a propane tank that exploded around 2 p.m. Aug. 24 in the 3900 block of Hahn Road in Franklin Twp., Darke County.

The victim was identified as 45-year-old Vicki Hartzell, who died Aug. 30, the Darke County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

The Gettysburg Rural Fire Department rescued Hartzell from inside an approximately 25-foot pull-type recreational vehicle.

She suffered burns to approximately 60% of her body and was flown to Miami Valley Hospital, according to the fire department.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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