A gas explosion caused severe damage to both sides of the campervan.

It appeared the owner was cooking at the stove of the campervan at the time of the fire. The owner suffered major burns to parts of his body and received hospital treatment.

The owner admitted that he removed the old fridge and disconnected the gas pipe. He had a friend helping him but the friend didn't do any gasfitting.

Following the fridge disconnection, a new fridge was put into place and left for the next week when a gasfitter was booked to install the new fridge.

Overnight the owner cooked in the campervan using the gas and told Energy Safety that he forgot the fridge was disconnected.

Energy Safety believes the source of ignition was the hob burner and the source of the gas was from the uncapped pipe behind the fridge.

This report recommends a prosecution be considered.