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St. Petersburg residents return home after drug lab explosion

Police are still investigating the Wednesday explosion, which temporarily displaced residents of 11 other apartment units.
 
 
 
A drug lab exploded Wednesday inside an apartment at the Alta Mar at Broadwater complex, St. Petersburg police said. Residents of 11 other apartment units were temporarily displaced.
A drug lab exploded Wednesday inside an apartment at the Alta Mar at Broadwater complex, St. Petersburg police said. Residents of 11 other apartment units were temporarily displaced. [ Google ]
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