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PHOENIX<\/strong> – A family’s camping trip to Prescott was cut short Saturday morning when their RV burst into flames near Loop 101 and I-17, creating a giant plume of smoke over north Phoenix.<\/p>\n While nearly everything inside the vehicle was destroyed, the couple and their dog escaped uninjured.<\/p>\n Photos courtesy of FOX 10 viewer, Julia <\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n Rick and Beth Reed were heading north on I-17<\/strong><\/a> on July 26 when their RV blew a tire.<\/p>\n “I looked in my rearview mirror off to the left, and I saw fire coming up out of the wheel well,” Rick Reed said.<\/p>\n The smoke quickly filled the RV, forcing them to evacuate immediately. As the couple and their dog safely exited, the RV became an inferno.<\/p>\n “Just black smoke, and then explosions, and it was just crazy,” Rick said, noting they could feel the heat from 300 to 400 feet away.<\/p>\n The fire spread so rapidly they had no time to grab personal belongings. Beth lost her purse, including her driver’s license and Medicare card, and a car towed behind the RV also “literally blew up.”<\/p>\n Despite the significant loss, Rick was most struck by the outpouring of support.<\/p>\n “There must have been 25 to 30 people that came over to try to help,” he said.<\/p>\n From firefighters battling the blaze to Jimmy John’s staff offering a free meal and a store manager providing an air-conditioned space, Reed emphasized the kindness they experienced.<\/p>\n “You don’t hear about the good ones all the time. And more people need to know that, that they are there.”<\/p>\n What’s next:<\/p>\n Rick confirmed they do not need financial help, as they have insurance. He stressed that their survival was paramount and that’s all he cares about.<\/p>\n Map of the area where the incident happened<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Traffic<\/a>North Phoenix<\/a>News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOENIX – A family’s camping trip to Prescott was cut short Saturday morning when their RV burst into…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":95940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,1588,50,57588,1589,314,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-95939","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-maricopa-county","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-north-phx","14":"tag-phoenix","15":"tag-traffic","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114923561509033269","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bnf_primary_white_background_loop_1280x720-copy.png\")
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Couple receives outpouring of support from locals <\/p>\n