EXPLOSION VICTIM REMAINS SUSPECT, IN HOSPITAL CARE.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer A 26-year-old Lancaster man remained hospitalized Monday with burns authorities say he suffered in an explosion of an illicit methamphetamine lab in his home, officials said. Ivan Taverner suffered second-degree burns on 45 percent of his body from the explosion Friday evening in the 44000 block of 10th Street West. ``The operation of a meth meth n. Methamphetamine hydrochloride. lab is very volatile,'' said Sgt. Kim Ruppert of the Lancaster sheriff's station. ``It's quite common for them to have explosions.'' Taverner was first treated at Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital and then transported to Torrance Memorial Burn Center. Narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. detectives said he is expected to survive but was not arrested due to his injuries. A woman who was inside the home during the explosion suffered smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. and minor first-degree burns. Paulette Cooley, 32, of Lancaster was treated at Antelope Valley Hospital and then booked at the Lancaster sheriff's station. She was being held at Twin Towers Correctional Facility The Twin Towers Correctional Facility, also referred to in the media as Twin Towers Jail, is a complex erected in Los Angeles, California to house inmates of the Los Angeles County Courts. It is the world’s largest jail. in lieu of $500,000 bail on suspicion of manufacturing methamphetamine for sales. The explosion blew the windows out of the house and started a fire. ``The house had extensive fire and smoke damage,'' Ruppert said. |
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