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Trailer Fire Leads to Meth Bust; 3 Children Present

Posted at 8:23 AM, Mar 27, 2014
and last updated 2014-03-27 08:23:47-04

Meth spoon generic file photoOSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (March 27, 2014) — Firefighters who responded to a recent trailer fire in Kalamazoo County ended up calling police, when they discovered a ‘one pot’ meth lab inside.

The fire happened early Wednesday morning at a mobile home on Patriots Lane in Oshtemo Township.  When sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene to assist in the investigation, they found two adults and three children had been living there.  The Kalamazoo County Sheriff Department’s meth team responded to clean up the hazardous materials.

Charges are pending for operating a meth lab.