A man who said he was a lifelong friend of William Halley but declined to give his name surveys the remains of a pickup truck camper on Wednesday. The camper was incinerated after a suspected propane explosion. Halley died in the flames late Tuesday afternoon in Oakland. The fire also damaged a mobile home in the background and a recreational vehicle at right.
Propane tanks lie in front of the pickup camper that was destroyed after a suspected propane explosion. William Halley died in the fire Tuesday in Oakland. The mobile home owned by Kirk Mullen, in the background, was damaged. Mullen said he wrapped himself in the tarp at right and tried to pull Halley from the burning camper.
Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans Firefighters from Oakland battle a fire Tuesday at Sawtelle Road in Oakland. Bill Halley, the occupant of the camper, died in the fire despite friends' efforts to save him.
Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans A resident of a mobile home tries to stay warm as firefighters from Oakland battle a fire Tuesday on Sawtelle Road in Oakland. Bill Halley, the occupant of the camper, died in the fire despite efforts of friends to save him.
Firefighters from Oakland battle a fire Tuesday at Sawtelle Road in Oakland. Bill Halley, the occupant of the camper, died in the fire despite friends' efforts to save him.
Firefighters from Oakland battle a fire Tuesday at Sawtelle Road in Oakland. Bill Halley, the occupant of the camper, died in the fire despite friends' efforts to save him.
Firefighters from Oakland battle a fire Tuesday at Sawtelle Road in Oakland. Bill Halley, the occupant of the camper, died in the fire despite friends' efforts to save him.
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