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Sheriff’s Office: Aromas explosion caused by Butane Honey Oil lab

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AROMAS, Calif. (KION)--One woman is in a hospital's burn center following an explosion in Aromas on Monday afternoon.

Monterey County Sheriff's Office officials say a Butane Honey Oil lab caused the explosion.

The explosion happened Monday at 3:08 on Blohm Avenue.

22-year-old Jason Mendez of Watsonville is in custody, and a relative of that suspect was flown to a trauma center with first and second degree burns.

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