3 injured in drug-related explosion in Moses Lake
The men suffered severe burns caused by a flash fire when the men were trying to use drug paraphernalia.
Story Published: May 25, 2010 at 11:29 AM PDT
Story Updated: May 25, 2010 at 11:29 AM PDT
MOSES LAKE, Wash. -- Three men suffered severe burns Wednesday morning caused by an explosion while trying to use drug paraphernalia, police said.
A 20-year-old man and two 18-year-old men were in a garden shed using butane in an attempt to extract resin from marijuana, said spokesman Kyle Foreman with the Grant County Sheriff's Office. During the process, the butane accumulated in the small shed and exploded when one of the men tried to light a cigarette.
All three had to be airlifted to the burn unit at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center for treatment.
The sheriff's office is still investigating the incident.
The men suffered severe burns caused by a flash fire when the men were trying to use drug paraphernalia.
Story Published: May 25, 2010 at 11:29 AM PDT
Story Updated: May 25, 2010 at 11:29 AM PDT
MOSES LAKE, Wash. -- Three men suffered severe burns Wednesday morning caused by an explosion while trying to use drug paraphernalia, police said.
A 20-year-old man and two 18-year-old men were in a garden shed using butane in an attempt to extract resin from marijuana, said spokesman Kyle Foreman with the Grant County Sheriff's Office. During the process, the butane accumulated in the small shed and exploded when one of the men tried to light a cigarette.
All three had to be airlifted to the burn unit at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center for treatment.
The sheriff's office is still investigating the incident.