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dwpineal
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Two men injured in explosion while making honey oil
#13457909 - 11/09/10 08:29 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20101109/NEWS01/11090310/Two-men-injured-in-drug-linked-explosion-in-Dinuba
Two men injured in drug-linked explosion in Dinuba
Two Dinuba men cooking a form of marijuana caused an explosion over the weekend — endangering five children who were inside the home at the time, authorities said.
Five children, all younger than 6, were inside the Dinuba home in the 1500 block of Marion Way, when the explosion occurred around 11 a.m. Sunday, Dinuba police said. They were not injured.
The two men, described as in their early 20s, received second- and third-degree burns from the explosion. Dinuba police did not release their names because the investigation is continuing, officials said.
Denise Acosta, sister of one of the men, said the men were lucky to be alive.
"I heard the explosion and the saw flames coming through the wall. It was terrible," Denise Acosta said. "My brother is lucky to be alive."
Dinuba police also did not release the men's relationship to the children inside the home. Acosta said two of the children belonged to her brother.
Police say two men were "cooking hash" when the fumes from the drug, several butane lighters and the pilot of a nearby water-heater combined.
The explosion knocked the home's back door off its hinges and moved a temporary wall about six inches into a living room, Dinuba Fire Department's Frank Guerra said.
"There wasn't much of a fire, more of a boom," Guerra said. "The fact that there were children home shows these two were careless."
Acosta's brother helped extinguish the fire using a garden hose, despite being injured.
"I could see the bones in his forearm [because of the burns]," Acosta said. "But he saved my mom's house from burning down."
Both were airlifted to Fresno's Community Regional Medical Center.
Hash is derived from the oil dissected from a marijuana plant and then boiled to create the potent intoxicant. The drug is very seldom seen by police, says Dinuba Lt. Devon Popovich.
"It's not as common as pot or methamphetamine or cocaine," he said. "We are looking at all avenues for possible criminal charges."
Acosta says her brother has a legal medical-marijuana card, which he used to buy the plant. But Popovich says taking any form of an illegal drug and manipulating it is illegal.
Dinuba investigators will ask the Tulare County District Attorney's office to look at possible drug and child endangerment charges. Police have yet to talk to the two men about the investigation and may not until they have recovered.
Acosta said she is happy her brother is alive.
"It was stupid of them to do it, but I am just glad that they didn't kill themselves or others in the home," she said.
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TTT
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Re: Two men injured in explosion while making honey oil [Re: dwpineal]
#13458128 - 11/09/10 09:56 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Damn, 2 in a short time span.
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Doc_T
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Re: Two men injured in explosion while making honey oil [Re: TTT]
#13458134 - 11/09/10 09:59 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Shroomerites?
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Re: Two men injured in explosion while making honey oil [Re: Doc_T]
#13458190 - 11/09/10 10:16 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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People who don't understand not to be bring evaporating, freshly sprayed tane inside.
If they were forum people at all they would be from one of the numerous Canna-forums. Must not be a good one if it ended in a fire ball. =X
Edited by TTT (11/09/10 10:17 AM)
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Re: Two men injured in explosion while making honey oil [Re: Doc_T]
#13458193 - 11/09/10 10:17 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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We where at the NY State Harvest Festival Afton NY back in 2003.
These two gentlemen stopped by with a double boiler setup.
They asked if they could use our campers stove. They preceded to cook black hash. There was a steady stench of alcohol being released from this operation. Hours later the gentlemen payed us with a generous chunk of black hash.
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Re: Two men injured in explosion while making honey oil [Re: downlowfunk]
#13458802 - 11/09/10 12:43 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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They didnt read either- no flames,sparks, or sources for ignition- Do in well ventelated area, OUTSIDE preferable
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