EVERETT, Wash. — A month-long investigation into a coffee stand fire that critically injured a 26-year-old mother has determined that the incident was accidental.
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Investigators with Everett Fire completed their investigation Thursday. The incident occurred on Jan. 7.
Investigators say that the witness warned the Courtney Campbell, a mother of two, that the smell of gas was dangerous. The witness advised that Campbell should exit the stand immediately.
According to a witness report, the stand burst into flames while the woman was refilling propane cylinders that fueled a small space heater used inside the stand.
The propane vapors occurred immediately before the flash that caused the fire, investigators say.
The victim escaped the stand through a window several seconds after the flash.
Campbell was pronounced dead on Jan. 11.
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Key facts:
- Courtney Campbell is a mother of two
- Investigators have determined that the cause of the fire was accidental
- Campbell died in Harborview Medical Center on Jan 11.
- Friend says she was working to own the stand
- Witnesses say the advised Campbell to exit the stand
Firefighters quickly extinguished the large fire that gutted the stand on Jan. 7, but Campbell, was badly burned.