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Deputies: Fire uncovers meth lab in house

Posted at 10:31 PM, Apr 17, 2016
and last updated 2016-04-17 23:17:41-04

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio – First responders called to the scene of a reported explosion discovered a meth lab inside an Anderson Township home Sunday night, according to Hamilton County deputies.

Firefighters were dispatched to a home in the 1200 block of Tallberry Drive just before 6 p.m.

Two men in their 20s were hospitalized for burns, deputies said. A neighbor reported hearing a bang come from the house, seeing smoke and seeing a man on fire run out of the house.

Deputies called in a narcotics unit with hazmat suits to clean up the meth-making materials.

Information on the extent of the injuries wasn’t immediately available.

Charges are also pending for the two men, deputies said.

Listen to a 911 call reporting the incident below:

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