YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A York County home where authorities said two people were cooking methamphetamine burst into flames Wednesday.
Neighbors of the mobile home on Shannon Meadows Road near Rhyne Road outside Clover called Eyewitness News when they saw crews in hazmat suits at the scene. They said they heard a loud explosion shortly before 10 p.m. and then found the road blocked for hours.
Neighbors said they thought the house was vacant.
"I seen a bright light then I said, 'They got power, must be moving back,' and then I looked on out a little bit and I said, 'Oh my Lord, the house is on fire,'" said neighbor Darlene Childers.
"The whole side was engulfed in flames," said neighbor James Carle.
Neighbors called 911 and when emergency crews arrived, they found Kacey Stiles, 36, and Doyle Dailey, 51, lying in the middle of the street. Officials said Dailey had serious burns to his hands and was taken to a hospital.
When an Eyewitness News crew arrived, teams in hazmat gear were collecting bags of evidence from the yard.
Investigators said two people who were being allowed to stay in the home were cooking meth when it exploded and caught the mobile home on fire.
Stiles and Dailey, of Gastonia, were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine.
An incident report stated Dailey and Stiles emptied their pockets and Stiles handed investigators several ephedrine pills, which is a key ingredient in meth.
Stiles told detectives he only came to the house to deliver a soda to Dailey, but eventually investigators charged both men.
"I just don't like hearing there's a meth lab in my neighborhood. That's disturbing," Carle said.
The neighbors who called 911 said they are happy the fire didn't spread.A York County home where authorities said two people were cooking methamphetamine burst into flames Wednesday.
Neighbors of the mobile home on Shannon Meadows Road near Rhyne Road outside Clover called Eyewitness News when they saw crews in hazmat suits at the scene. They said they heard a loud explosion shortly before 10 p.m. and then found the road blocked for hours.
Neighbors said they thought the house was vacant.
"I seen a bright light then I said, 'They got power, must be moving back,' and then I looked on out a little bit and I said, 'Oh my Lord, the house is on fire,'" said neighbor Darlene Childers.
"The whole side was engulfed in flames," said neighbor James Carle.
Neighbors called 911 and when emergency crews arrived, they found Kacey Stiles, 36, and Doyle Dailey, 51, lying in the middle of the street. Officials said Dailey had serious burns to his hands and was taken to a hospital.
When an Eyewitness News crew arrived, teams in hazmat gear were collecting bags of evidence from the yard.
Investigators said two people who were being allowed to stay in the home were cooking meth when it exploded and caught the mobile home on fire.
Stiles and Dailey, of Gastonia, were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine.
An incident report stated Dailey and Stiles emptied their pockets and Stiles handed investigators several ephedrine pills, which is a key ingredient in meth.
Stiles told detectives he only came to the house to deliver a soda to Dailey, but eventually investigators charged both men.
"I just don't like hearing there's a meth lab in my neighborhood. That's disturbing," Carle said.
The neighbors who called 911 said they are happy the fire didn't spread.
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