Explosion destroys RV

At approximately 10:49 p.m. Saturday, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety's Fire Division was dispatched to Walmart, 1303 South Main, for a vehicle fire. According to DPS, there was a propane explosion inside the recreational vehicle while people were inside the RV. The explosion blew out the side of the vehicle. One of the occupants told officers he was trying to light the stove to provide some heat because the inside of the RV was cold, when the explosion occurred. The man, who had attempted to extinguish the blaze, received burns to both his arms and was taken by EMS to Cape Girardeau for treatment of his burns. The RV was heavily damaged by the fire, DPS officials reported.