Suspects In Fatal Meth Lab Evicted
Men Still Hospitalized, In Police Custody
POSTED: 11:56 a.m. MST January 22, 2002
UPDATED: 12:37 p.m. MST January 22, 2002
DENVER -- The tenants of a Denver duplex who were injured when a meth lab exploded in their basement were evicted Tuesday, 7NEWS reported.
The Jan. 16 explosion also killed two young women whose bodies were found in the basement's crawl space after the fire was put out.
The two men suspected of running the deadly meth lab, James Campbell and Daryl Willis, are still hospitalized. Technically, the suspects have 72 hours to come and claim their things -- which are piling up in the street as the landlord clears the home. But that is highly unlikely since they are still in police custody, 7NEWS reported.
The landlord told 7NEWS that he had been having problems with the tenants and was in the process of evicting them for some time. After the fatal fire, a judge allowed the landlord to move on the eviction so that the landlord could start the time-consuming and expensive task of renovating the home.
People walking near the home near Alameda and Lincoln are already ogling the items on the street, 7NEWS reported.
The landlord estimates that he will pay more than $100,000 for repairing fire damage and
removing the hazardous materials.
Investigators believe that the combination of fumes from a Coleman fuel canister and a water heater's pilot light was all it took to spark the blast.
"The fumes are heavier than air and they go along the surface of the floor, and they went right to the flame from the water heater," Denver Police Sgt. Mark Olin said.
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The Jan. 16 explosion also killed two young women whose bodies were found in the basement's crawl space after the fire was put out.
The two men suspected of running the deadly meth lab, James Campbell and Daryl Willis, are still hospitalized. Technically, the suspects have 72 hours to come and claim their things -- which are piling up in the street as the landlord clears the home. But that is highly unlikely since they are still in police custody, 7NEWS reported.
The landlord told 7NEWS that he had been having problems with the tenants and was in the process of evicting them for some time. After the fatal fire, a judge allowed the landlord to move on the eviction so that the landlord could start the time-consuming and expensive task of renovating the home.
People walking near the home near Alameda and Lincoln are already ogling the items on the street, 7NEWS reported.
The landlord estimates that he will pay more than $100,000 for repairing fire damage and
removing the hazardous materials.
Investigators believe that the combination of fumes from a Coleman fuel canister and a water heater's pilot light was all it took to spark the blast.
"The fumes are heavier than air and they go along the surface of the floor, and they went right to the flame from the water heater," Denver Police Sgt. Mark Olin said.
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- January 17, 2002: Police: Meth Lab Caused Fatal Fire
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