Suspected meth lab explosion sends 3 people to hospitals

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. — Three people were taken to hospitals early Sunday morning after a suspected meth lab explosion in Fayette County, officials said.

The explosion happened shortly before 3 a.m. at a duplex on South Carnegie Avenue in Connellsville.

The blast blew out a window to a second floor bedroom where a man a woman were. Broken glass and pieces of a mattress were seen on the street outside of the duplex.

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Police said the man and woman suffered suspected chemical burns and were flown to a Pittsburgh hospital. A third person was taken to a hospital as a precaution.

“Catastrophic event. There was glass on the road. There was commotion inside. Our officers went inside, extracted people and began our investigation,” Connellsville police Cpl. Bryan Kendi said.

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