Friday, April 26, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
OGDENSBURG -- A meth lab was responsible for a Tuesday fire at 102 Ogden St. according to Ogdensburg Police. Around 8 a.m., the city police, fire and rescue were dispatched to the report of a …
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OGDENSBURG -- A meth lab was responsible for a Tuesday fire at 102 Ogden St. according to Ogdensburg Police.
Around 8 a.m., the city police, fire and rescue were dispatched to the report of a structure fire.
The Ogdensburg Fire Department "quickly extinguished the fire," police said.
Investigators say "a malfunction of a methamphetamine lab" ignited the blaze.
[img_assist|nid=254680|title=Kimberly J. Smith|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=250|height=379]The resident of the apartment, Kimberly J. Smith, 38, was arrested and charged with unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine, unlawful disposal of meth manufacturing material, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a controlled substance.
The Ogdensburg Police Department along with the St Lawrence County Drug Task Force and U.S. Department of Homeland Security previously executed a search warrant at the address on March 5.
In connection with the March 5 incident, Smith was charged with third-degree unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both felonies.
