ALBEMARLE, N.C. — SBI agents spent hours cleaning up a meth lab that exploded at an Albemarle motel, shattering windows and forcing an evacuation.
Police said the explosion happened around 3:30 Friday morning at the Lion Inn on Highway 52 and blew a hole in the suspect’s mattress.
Investigators said he suffered minor burns when he tried to extinguish the flames.
“We found what appeared to be meth lab materials; cut lithium batteries, acid, Drano,” said Chief William Halliburton.
Guests were kept out of their rooms for hours.
Detectives spent hours interviewing the suspect, who declined medical treatment, and said he will face multiple charges.
