Man Badly Burned While Cooking Meth In His Disable Dad’s Kitchen

Alabama Mobile 27-year-old Thomas Edwards is in critical condition at USA Medical Center with burns to 50% of his body.

by Jamie Burch

Published: Tue, September 01, 2009 - 9:41 am CST Last Updated: Tue, September 01, 2009 - 2:54 pm CST

A man is badly burned in a meth lab explosion at an apartment complex.

According to Mobile police, 27-year-old Thomas Edwards was cooking methamphetamine around 4:30 a.m. in his disabled dad's kitchen at the Pine Trace Apartments on Schaub Avenue. The chemicals used to cook the meth exploded. The force of the blast blew out the front window, ripped a hole in the ceiling and knocked some shingles off the roof.

Someone drove Edwards to nearby Providence Hospital before firefighters arrived. Edwards was then transported to USA Medical Center where he is listed in critical condition with burns to 50% of his body.

Firefighters rescued Edwards' 50-year-old bed ridden father from the apartment. Fortunately he was not hurt.

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asiseeit Says:

Wed, Sep 02, 2009 at 3:08 pm

What goes around comes around. He’s just came back with a bang. Thank God no one else was hurt.

minimay87 Says:

Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 11:53 am

I agree, I am just glad no one in surrounding apartments were hurt. No telling how long it has been going on and who had to inhale the stuff without realizing. Wonder what the 50 year old’s story is. Does anyone know if this stuff has distinctive smell? Could people know before the explosions?

bikertod Says:

Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 11:14 am

That’s called Karma.