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One person flown to hospital with serious burns after Buellton RV fire

By Jessica Brest

Published March 7, 2021 11:06 am

BUELLTON, Calif. - One person was flown to a burn center for injuries that resulted from an RV fire in Buellton Saturday night.

The incident happened just before 11 p.m.

Santa Barbara County Fire responded to the 180 Avenue Of The Flags RV resort in Buellton where they found an RV on fire and one person suffering from serious burns.

Firefighters extinguished the flames and quickly treated the victim on scene before transporting them to the hospital by helicopter.

RV Fire, 180 Ave of the Flags Buellton. SBC on scene with a serious burn injury as a result of a fire in an RV. Crews extinguished flames and immediately began treating Pt. Air transport to burn center in progress. C/T 2254
— Daniel Bertucelli (@SBCFireInfo) March 7, 2021

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Jessica Brest

Jessica Brest is a digital journalist and assignment editor for NewsChannel 3-12. To learn more about Jessica, click here.

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