Suspected Meth Lab Explodes In U.S. Government Building

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The #explosion occurred in #NIST Building 236, far from the majority of the labs, so it didn’t damage any #research endeavors. It happened in a room that had been emptied of equipment, as one #experiment had recently ended and another was slated to begin. The #blast occurred on a Saturday, so luckily few employees were around, but it did injure a #security guard who was on duty. (He quit his #job the day after the incident.)

So the #question on everyone’s mind is: how was there a #methLab in a #government building, and who was operating it? #Paul_Starks, a spokesman for the local Montgomery County #police, would not comment on whether any chemicals or equipment used to make the #drugs were found on the property. But #NBC Washington reports that the #securityGuard was found with burns on his arms and hands, igniting #suspicion that he might have been involved in making the #meth.

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