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An explosion in a house Wednesday night in Redford Township seriously injured three people, and police suspect it involved an explosive marijuana processing operation.
The three people in the house when the explosion occurred, at 8:15 p.m. on the 20100 block of Woodworth, were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, according to a news release from Redford Police Department.
A neighbor told the station she saw three men run out of the house and "their clothes were melted off of them" after the explosion, according to a report from Fox 2 Detroit.
Police said it appears butane was being used to process marijuana at the house. The process for making butane hash oil involves releasing the explosive chemical
Users make hash oil by running butane or another solvent through a tube filled with dried marijuana clippings, left over after the flowers have been cut off for smoking, as reported by USA Today.
The solvent strips the THC, or psychoactive compound, out of the plants, leaving behind an oily liquid that can be further solidified by heating the mixture to evaporate the butane. Because it's heavier than air, the butane sinks to ground level, where it can be ignited by a stove's pilot light or a refrigerator's compressor motor. People making hash oil also sometimes store it in their refrigerator, where the butane continues to evaporate, USA Today reports.
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The three people in the house when the explosion occurred, at 8:15 p.m. on the 20100 block of Woodworth, were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, according to a news release from Redford Police Department.
A neighbor told the station she saw three men run out of the house and "their clothes were melted off of them" after the explosion, according to a report from Fox 2 Detroit.
Police said it appears butane was being used to process marijuana at the house. The process for making butane hash oil involves releasing the explosive chemical
Users make hash oil by running butane or another solvent through a tube filled with dried marijuana clippings, left over after the flowers have been cut off for smoking, as reported by USA Today.
The solvent strips the THC, or psychoactive compound, out of the plants, leaving behind an oily liquid that can be further solidified by heating the mixture to evaporate the butane. Because it's heavier than air, the butane sinks to ground level, where it can be ignited by a stove's pilot light or a refrigerator's compressor motor. People making hash oil also sometimes store it in their refrigerator, where the butane continues to evaporate, USA Today reports.
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Full Article: Police suspect marijuana lab in Redford house explosion
Author: Robert Allen
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