Lakeport >> Fumes from a butane hash oil lab caused an explosion that ignited a fire and left a man seriously injured Friday.
The 21-year-old unidentified burn victim remains at the UC Davis Medical Center as of Tuesday afternoon, Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen said in a press release.
“Butane hash oil labs are extremely dangerous to the persons operating them, their surrounding neighbors and first responders including police and firefighters,” he said. “We were lucky in this case that additional persons were not injured or killed and that other surrounding property including buildings and wild land were not burned.”
Investigators found the illegal lab being operated at Anthony’s RV Park inside a travel trailer after they were dispatched to the location at about 4:45 p.m. Friday. They were called in to assist Lakeport Fire Protection District (LFPD) with the man who was severely burned and uncooperative.
Police returned to the scene in the 2300 block of Memory Lane with a search warrant at about 10 p.m. They found and seized 20 pounds of marijuana, hash oil, nearly 100 cans of butane and other items used in producing the concentrated cannabis product, Rasmussen said.
The investigation is ongoing, and police ask that anyone with information contact officers at (707) 263-5491, via a private message on Facebook @LakeportPolice or by sending an anonymous message by texting the words TIP LAKEPORT followed by your message to 888777.
