Overnight House Explosion - Illegal marijuana honey oil lab explodes
At 3:45 AM this morning, Fire and Police personnel responded to the 7800 block of Fir Ave for an apparent explosion at a house.
1st responders were confronted with several secondary explosions with cans of pressurized butane exploding and being projected out of glass windows of the home.
The first units on scene reported seeing projectiles on fire and exploding in the air
Fire personnel from Kern County and Edwards AFB assisted local crews.
Investigators located evidence of an illegal honey oil operation inside the home.
No one was located in the home and no suspects have been arrested at this time.
Crews from environmental health are working to remove the chemicals along with over 3,000 bottles of highly flammable butane that was in the home.
Address/Location
California City Police Department
21130 Hacienda Blvd
California City, CA 93505
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 760-373-8606
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