Delta police confirmed this week that the River Road motor home fire over the weekend started as three suspects tried to siphon gasoline from the holding tanks at a gas station.
At about 3 a.m. Saturday, Delta police and fire personnel responded to a fire in the 10200-block of River Road, which is just under the Alex Fraser Bridge, and found a motor home fully engulfed in flames.
Two male victims were located on scene, but a third victim was seen fleeing the area.
She was later found at a home in New Westminster and is being treated for burns to her face, arms and scalp, said Sgt. Sarah Swallow, adding that her injuries were not as serious as originally thought.
The two male victims, however, remain in intensive care in critical but stable condition.
Swallow said investigators believe that the motor home was parked over the top of the inground fuel tanks. Once parked, the suspects removed a trap door in the floorboards of the motor home and accessed the tanks.
Police estimate the suspects siphoned hundreds of litres of gas from the in-ground tank into a large plastic storage tank inside the motor home.
Swallow said that during the siphoning process, an unknown ignition source ignited the gasoline stored on board, resulting in the fire.
The investigation is ongoing and the suspects could face several charges including theft over $5,000.
