WATERLOO – An apartment fire in Waterloo seems to have been caused by a portable meth lab.
On Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Waterloo Fire Rescue and the Waterloo Police Department responded to an apartment fire at 216 Brookeridge Drive, Apartment #4. Upon further investigation of the fire, investigators with the Tri-County Drug Enforcement determined that a portable methamphetamine lab inside the apartment had caught fire.
Two occupants where in the apartment at the time of the fire. A male occupant, Andy Archambault, age 51, was transported by ambulance to Covenant Medical Center and later air lifted to Iowa City Hospitals. His condition is not known at this time. A female occupant Andrea Archambault, age 47, was not injured.
This case remains under investigation.
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