Overview

• The victims were identified as 58-year-old Alesia Ventura-Large of Marlborough and 58-year-old Nancy Pilsch of Leominster, Massachusetts.
• The blast occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, at the Powder Horn Campground in Old Orchard Beach.
• Emergency crews rescued the women and transported them to Maine Medical Center in Portland, where they died on Sunday from severe burn injuries.
• State Fire Marshal Shawn Esler said no criminal activity is suspected and that investigators are examining potential system failure or a stove knob left in the on position.
• Authorities have urged campers to install propane or natural gas detectors in living spaces to alert occupants to dangerous buildups.