Meth lab suspected in house explosion

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Investigators are looking into what happened inside this South Bend home Sunday afternoon. (WSBT Photo)

By WSBT News1

Story Created: Mar 1, 2009 at 7:42 PM EST

Story Updated: Mar 2, 2009 at 12:05 AM EST

SOUTH BEND -- Firefighters arrived late Sunday afternoon to find smoke coming from a home in what authorities are calling a house explosion in South Bend.

Inside they found the makings of a meth lab, which had exploded. It happened in the 1300 block of Eastbrook, on the city's northwest side, just off Riverside.

Most of the home's windows had been blown out. The large front picture window had almost reached the sidewalk.

No one was inside the home or at the scene when firefighters arrived. One person did arrive at Memorial Hospital with burns, and investigators are said to be there. The hazardous material team and Indiana State Police units have been called in. South Bend police are on the scene.

Check the SBT24/7News page as well as WSBT-TV, wsbt.com, South Bend Tribune, southbendtribune.com, wsbtradio.com and WSBT Radio News for updates to this story.

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