Iowan Working on Motor Home Injured by Fire

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By Aaron Hepker

Story Created: Oct 17, 2012 at 10:41 AM CDT

Story Updated: Oct 17, 2012 at 10:41 AM CDT

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa man has been injured by a fire that erupted as he worked on his motor home.

The fire in Clear Lake was reported about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Clear Lake Fire Department spokesman Billy Krefft says it appears the owner of the motor home, Keith Haugen, was repairing a fuel fill line when a trouble lamp broke and residual fuel caught fire.

Krefft says Haugen used two extinguishers but couldn't contain the flames.

Haugen was taken to Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa and was listed in fair condition.

The motor home, valued at about $20,000, is a total loss. A car parked nearby received an estimated $500 in damage.