Clearlake Oaks man flown to hospital after suffering burns in suspected hash oil lab explosion

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the explosion remains under investigation.|
ELOÍSA RUANO GONZÁLEZ
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A Clearlake Oaks man was airlifted to a hospital Friday after suffering burns in a suspected hash oil lab explosion, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

The explosion happened just after ?4:30 p.m. at a home in the ?10500 block of East Highway 20, the Sheriff’s Office said. The man wasn’t identified, but the sheriff’s office described him as a man in his 30s.

The explosion remains under investigation.

No other details were available Saturday.

You can reach Staff Writer Eloísa Ruano González at 707-521-5458 or eloisa.gonzalez@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @eloisanews.

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