February 20, 2012 05:14:25 PM
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach Police Department is investigating a meth lab that sparked a fire at the Lake Town Wharf condominium, police wrote in a news release.
The fire set off the sprinkler system and caused several thousand dollars in damage, officials said. Investigators found several chemicals associated with the production of meth and “finished methamphetamine product,” the news release stated.
Chief Drew Whitman said the fire was caused by an a “shake and bake” meth lab that exploded. In a “shake and bake” lab, meth makers place all the ingredients into a small plastic container and shake them. The flammable mixture then creates meth but also sometimes blows up.
Whitman said officers are trying to track down the suspects who left the condo when the sprinklers went off. A security guard discovered the flooded room about an hour later, Whitman said.
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