MILFORD - Anhydrous ammonia fumes sent an undercover police officer to the hospital Tuesday afternoon during an investigation of a possible methamphetamine laboratory in Milford.One man was arrested in connection with the investigation. Milford Police Department Marshal Dave Hobbs alerted the Kosciusko County Special Operations Team to the matter about noon Tuesday after a landlord discovered punctured ether cans at the property above a downtown Milford business on South Main Street. SPOT officers arrived for an initial investigation and, while one officer was talking to people inside the building, another walked out the back of the building onto a rooftop.There, the officer discovered a cooler and, when he lifted the lid, was overcome by the fumes.The officer suffered difficulty breathing and redness to his hands.He was treated at Kosciusko Community Hospital and later released.
Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016