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Man burned in apparent meth lab fire

Associated Press - November 6, 2009 5:14 AM ET

OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala. (AP) - An Owens Cross Roads man is recovering after suffering first and second degree burns in an apparent meth lab fire.

Huntsville Emergency Medical Services responded to a call around 2:30 a.m. Thursday where a man was transported to Huntsville Hospital for burns following a fire in a shed.

HEMSI chief operations officer Don Webster said 30-year-old Bo R. Bass was burned on his hands and arms. He also had minor burns on his face.

Owens Cross Roads police chief William Martin said the Huntsville-Madison County Strategic Counterdrug Team was also investigating the crime scene.

Authorities said it appears a meth lab caught fire inside the shed.

Information from: The Huntsville Times, http://www.al.com/huntsville

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