WAVELAND, MS
The American Red Cross has opened a shelter in Hancock County for seven families displaced by a meth lab explosion at an apartment complex.
The explosion happened Thursday night at the Waveland Manor Apartments on Auderer Boulevard and Waveland Avenue.
A haz-mat team was called in to dispose of the dangerous chemicals. Three officers were sent to the hospital with skin irritations and tightening of the chest, after they went into the apartment.
Police arrested the two occupants of the apartment.
The families in nearby units were evacuated. The Red Cross says the families had to dispose of their clothing because of contamination.
A shelter is open at Lagniappe Baptist Church for the families. The apartment complex is a public housing facility, so the housing authority will be working to find new places for the families displaced by the meth contamination.
