PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Lenox man was seriously injured after an explosion caused while illegally extracting cannabis oil from plants in a Pittsfield mill building. According to the State Fire Marshal’s Spokesperson Jake Wark, an investigation revealed that on February 21 the victim suffered serious burns while attempting to extract hash oil from marijuana
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Lenox man was seriously injured after an explosion caused while illegally extracting cannabis oil from plants in a Pittsfield mill building.
According to the State Fire Marshal’s Spokesperson Jake Wark, an investigation revealed that on February 21 the victim suffered serious burns while attempting to extract hash oil from marijuana plants in a mill building on Keeler Street. The explosion and injuries of the man were not reported to officials until the next day by a report through the Massachusetts Burn Injury Reporting System (MBIRS), which requires all major burn injuries to be reported to the State Fire Marshal.
