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Dad sentenced in meth lab explosion

Updated: Thursday, 19 Apr 2012, 9:15 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 17 Oct 2011, 8:18 PM EDT

Amanda Jarrett

VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - A Vigo County man was cooking meth when it caused an explosion, Monday he was sentenced to prison.
It happened at Michael Pine's West Terre Haute home with his wife and three young children inside.
Nearly 70 percent of Pine's body was badly burned in the explosion.
Pine was sentenced to 10 years for dealing methamphetamine and six years for child neglect.
He'll serve six years of that sentence and spend four on probation.
Pine's wife was sentenced just recently, she will not serve time in prison.

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