Explosion at SeaTac home linked to hash oil operation
KENT, Wash. (AP) -- Authorities say an explosion at a SeaTac home was apparently caused by efforts to make a potent marijuana extract.
The Kent Regional Fire Authority says the explosion Monday night injured one of the four occupants, but that everyone managed to get outside. They say the explosion appears to have been linked to an effort to use butane to extract hash oil from marijuana.
The incident happened in the 16800 block of 31st Place South.
Kent Fire said one of the people sent to the hospital was due to injuries from the explosion; the other was sent as a precaution.
Several such explosions have been reported in the state in recent years, including a 2013 blast that destroyed an apartment building in Bellevue and led to the death of former Bellevue Mayor Nan Campbell.
The hash-oil maker involved in that explosion was sentenced to nine years in federal prison.