Murder-suicide ends in flames

Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999 | 12:02 p.m.

Police said a man and woman both in their 30s apparently were involved in a dispute before the fire Friday night at the Panther Valley RV Park.

The man doused himself and the woman with gasoline, then set both on fire, police said. The fire destroyed two trailers.

The man was burned over 90 percent of his body and flown to a Las Vegas hospital. The woman was burned over 50 percent of her body and taken to a Davis, Calif., hospital.

The two, whose names were withheld pending notification of family members, were listed Saturday in critical condition.

The 10:15 p.m. fire was quickly extinguished by firefighters. An investigation continues.

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