[UPDATE 10:51 a.m.]Explosion and Fire in Multiple Structures Near Swain’s Flat
According to Matthew Waxler, a local on the scene as of 10:19 a.m., no fire crews have arrived on scene at this time.
UPDATE 10:30 a.m.: “One small shed on the ground,” reports the first on the scene. And one larger shed is also on fire.
UPDATE 10:51 a.m.: An ambulance has been requested. It is needed for a patient.
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WOW!!! That isn’t far from where I live!!! Hoping it doesn’t spread to all the trees arond my particular part of Swain’s Flat!!! From what I can tell from the pictures it looks to be up by the Swain’s Flat Outpost!!!
Looking up the road from my front p[orch it is at the store (Swain’s Flat Outpost) or across the hiway!!! Going to walk up ther to see what exactly is going on but not so close as to interfere with firefighters!!!
Everyone is allotted a certain number of exclamation points in their life. I’m worried you might run out early, and then where will you be? What if you need one (or three) at the very end, at your last gasp (!!!), but you’re all out? I’d offer some of mine (I have extra) (you see, what I’m low on is parentheses), but we aren’t allowed to share. Good luck!
Enjoyed your (parenthetic) humor.
Directly across the street from the store
I thought it looked like it might be across 36 from the store.
I went past it a few minutes after it began. It is right across from the store.
It is indeed, I just got back from walking up there BVFD is on scene & have it under control!!!
What’s really shocking is there is a grow on that property!
Who’d a thunk it?
Hashlab.
An excellent possibility, especially since it’s an out bulding that blew up & caught fire!!! You can see it up close & personal from the hiway!!! I would recommend just pulling over in the turnout right by it instead of blocking traffic while rubbernecking!!!
Turns out it was a propane tank that exploded, no hashlab involved.
Not a hashlab. The headline is making people jump to conclusions. “Explosion and fire” makes people think the explosion came 1st and caused the fire when in fact it was the opposite. I pulled into the swains flat outpost as the fire fighters were finishing putting out the fire. At least 10 eye witness told me the explosion happen after the fire had been discovered and had been burning for awhile. Please don’t be so quick to jump to conclusions when you have barely any facts
Ya think?
Wonder what they were cookin? Hmmmmmmmm…… ??? One way to thin out the crowd, let them do it to themselves? 😉
10000% not a hash lab
I’m sure this is a dumb question but I have to ask: Is there a way to make hash without risking explosions?
ice n water fam
Use water, like they do in Afganistan!
Or scrape it from your fingers. Finger hash is the best.
Rosin press, clears distillation
The do, they’re called Bubble bags
Actually yes. The ones you hear of blowing up use small canisters with no release valve (to let off pressure) if you use DOT cylinders (the large ones from a gas company) it has a pressure valve and won’t blow up.
Yes but it takes longer & I think it’s more expensive as well as requiring more knowledge of chemistry as well!!!
Bags, water, ice, stir & drain. Simple
Chemistry? Are you kidding me?
Ha-Ha!
There are multiple ways. We tend to say hash oil, but it’s really only “butan” hash oil, made without the professional equipment that causes all these issues. Hash oil in general, causes little to no issues when produced without butan.
Actually it’s spelled BUTANE, with an E on the end!!! Just a quick FYI!!!
Bhutan is a Buddhist kingdom on the Himalayas’ eastern edge. Souds a little like Reno xcept for one thing: it doesn’t suck!
Dry sifting is kief. It can be pressed into “hash.”
Water and ice (or snow) make h20, or ice, hash.
CO2 is another extraction method that is far safer than butane regarding processing.
There are newer processes too that I’m not familiar with that are cutting edge; look into “THC-A crystalline.”
Butane processes in the garage by “home brewers” is incredibly dangerous for a number of reasons, obvious as side, it is likely even unhealthy to the smokers.
i prefer the dry ice process. no muss no fuss. no mold, & the bang ya get is not dangerous…it’s when ya smack your forehead with your hand and yell ‘I GOT IT!’
A piece of tough beef, some potatoes…
I prefer mine to come from a can.
Water, ice, hand mixer, pickle buckets and mesh bags. No explosion required 😉
Yes, do it outside……..not inside,perfectly safe
Was also wondering. It must be quicker to make that way? If there is a way to AVOID buhtane explosions, it SEEMS people would choose the safest method.
Whose turn to cook this morning?
Just anotherup in smoke
Guess what meth labs blow up too. Heres hoping its just a hash lab, those chemicals used to cook meth are extremely toxic and dangerous to inhale. Thats one reason the cops dont bust labs anymore. It requires serious hazmat team.
Meth cookers are also getting away with it as the focus has been on pot (and cocaine) where the cops can at least seize stuff to auction off&make some $.
Due to chemical precursor restrictions not many meth labs left in nor cal, 90% comes from superlabs in Mexico these days…
Have you ever stop to think that just because there is a explosion doesn’t mean it’s a hash lab? There’s a lot of other things that are under pressure that can explode in the fire
It is not a hash lab. It’s my neighbor. It was mostly hunting gear. The garage was just rewired and that’s probably what caused it… But being Humboldt Co., I understand why that would be the first thought.
Just spray the butane in a bag and breathe deep, super good for you!
You could be lying.
Is it he place with all the greenhouses? If so, he’s just screwed himself out of getting cannabis permits.