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2 Georgia Women Killed In Meth Lab Explosion

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Posted: 10:07 am EST February 22, 2009Updated: 10:50 am EST February 22, 2009

RAY CITY, Ga. -- Two women were killed in the explosion of a methamphetamine lab and fire at a home in south Georgia, Georgia authorities said.

Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine said the blast about 5 a.m. Friday peeled back the roof of the double-wide manufactured home in Ray City in Lanier County.

Lanier County Coroner Patches Phillips said the victims, identified as Annie Ruth Powers, 65, and Constance Bennett, 37, were found in the residence and pronounced dead around 6:30 a.m.

Oxendine's office is assisting local authorities in the investigation.

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