An apartment complex in City Heights was evacuated Friday morning after an explosion that was believed to be tied to hash oil, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
The explosion occurred before 8:30 a.m. in an apartment of the 18-unit complex on Marlborough Ave near Landis Street but could be heard at least a mile away, one resident told the SDFD.
Firefighters arrived to see one obviously-damaged apartment on the lower level with smoke coming out, but there was no fire to put out, SDFD Battalion Chief Kerry-Shannon Grieser said. Inside the unit was one person who suffered burn injuries, the fire department said. The individual was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
"We're investigating right now. We want to see if this is a criminal activity," Grieser said. "It appears that it might be a honey oil operation, where they were cooking honey oil and that's why the explosion occurred."