2 Massachusetts women killed in camper explosion at Old Orchard Beach in Maine

A heartbroken husband is remembering the love of his life -year-old Alicia Ventura Large of Marlboro is one of two women who bureaucrats say died in a camper explosion at Old Orchard Beach in Maine -year-old Nancy Pilsch of Leominster was the other fatality The two were celebrating Pilsch s birthday which is Monday We worked together I am a priest and we would work together helping a lot of people with various problems declared Ventura Large s husband John B Large She lit up every room she walked in to Agents say the camper exploded sending the two to Maine Biological Center with severe burns They both died on Sunday The fire marshal noted a preliminary assessment revealed liquid propane gas was leaking underneath and into the camper This is what we believe was the ignition source that sparked what we believe is a propane leak which directly led to the fire and explosion commented Maine Fire Marshall Chief John Esler Representatives say one of the women lit a candle leading the camper to explode Functionaries are now urging citizens to use gas detectors where propane or natural gas appliances are being used She was the light of a lot of people s lives explained John B Large