Ruben Morales, 28, and Amanda Perez, 31, were arrested.
At about 1:20 p.m. Saturday, Porterville Police received a call of an explosion at an apartment located in the 200 block of South Sierra Vista Street. It was determined the cause of the explosion was from a lab being operated inside the residence, causing items inside to become singed and windows to be blown out.
Detectives were summoned and assumed the investigation. A search warrant for the premises was obtained and served. Items consistent with a Butane Honey Oil lab, a method to extract THC from marijuana to make âwax,â which is highly flammable, was located inside the residence along with approximately seven pounds of marijuana and finished product.