CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Two men were arrested Sunday on charges of drug manufacturing and child endangerment after a concentrated cannabis oil lab they were alleged to have been operating resulted in an apartment fire.

Matthew Richard Carr, a 24-year-old transient, and 22-year-old Dylan Alex Nevarez of Clearlake were arrested in the case, according to Sgt. Nick Bennett of the Clearlake Police Department.

At 3 p.m. Sunday Lake County Fire Protection District responded to an apartment fire at the Adagio Apartments, located on the 15000 Block of Olympic Drive in Clearlake, Bennett said.

After extinguishing the fire in the apartment the firefighters observed items in the apartment that appeared suspicious and they subsequently notified the Clearlake Police Department, according to Bennett.

Det. Travis Lenz responded and observed items used for extracting concentrated cannabis oil – also known as “honey oil” – from marijuana. Bennett said those items, which included butane bottles and other apparatus used in this manufacture process, also caused the apartment fire.

Bennett said Carr and Nevarez had been in the apartment with four children, ranging in age from 1 month to 2 years.

He said both Carr and Nevarez were arrested on charges of manufacturing a controlled substance and child endangerment, with both booked into the Lake County Jail.

Both men remained in custody on Tuesday evening, with bail for each set at $100,000, according to jail records.

Anyone with any information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251.