By Associated Press
Somerville AL – A house fire that authorities said was sparked by an illegal drug laboratory resulted in 16 firefighters being sent to hospitals in north Alabama. None required any extensive care.
Mike Corley of the Morgan County Sheriff's Department said firefighters from the Somerville Area Volunteer Fire Department and one deputy had symptoms that were consistent with being exposed to fumes from methamphetamine.
All were treated and released after the blaze, which occurred Wednesday evening.
Corley said agents determined there was a meth lab inside the burning home that may have caused the fire. There was no immediate word on any possible charges, but police are investigating.
The blaze occurred near Brooksville.