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An explosion Saturday burned an Omaha man who was taken to a hospital with critical injuries.
The man, 44, was inside a camper along the Platte River on private property south of Springfield shortly before noon.
He was cleaning the camper and lit a cigarette. Unfortunately, there was an apparent propane gas leak, said Sgt. Mike Bramhall of the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office.
The man was burned on his arms and neck. He drove himself to a nearby home, where 911 was called.
An ambulance took the man to Creighton University Medical Center with injuries that did not appear life-threatening.
"He was up, walking around," Bramhall said. "He didn't seem to be real bad."
The camper sustained some burn and structural damage.
The identity of the man was not released.
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