By Associated Press - Sunday, March 23, 2014

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A fire at an RV park in Tampa has left one man dead.

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to the Bay Bayou RV Park Saturday at about 8 p.m.

Firefighters found 54-year-old Elfton Mace sitting outside a camper engulfed in flames. He had been rescued by two neighbors and had visible burn injuries.



Mace was transported by medical helicopter to a trauma center. He later died.

Fire rescue crews extinguished the flames and were able to prevent damage to any nearby RVs.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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