Man is injured in meth lab explosion

NEW MADRID - A man was seriously burned following a meth lab explosion early today.

At 4:25 a.m. today, the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department and the SEMO Drug Task Force responded to a report of an explosion on County Road 820. Upon arrival they found a victim with serious chemical burns.

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