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A failed fire inspection didn’t stop an Oklahoma cannabis processor from running, and the result was catastrophic. A massive explosion at Solos Extract Co. in Sand Springs flattened the facility, killed two employees, and ripped through 25 neighboring businesses with enough force to cave in walls and twist heavy metal beams. Just seven days after the local fire marshal ordered the plant to immediately cease operations, 35-year-old owner Ryan Bassham turned himself in to face two counts of first-degree murder.
The legal fallout took an even wilder turn the moment Bassham posted his $2 million bond. Less than 24 hours after walking out of jail on murder charges, state narcotics agents arrested him a second time. Authorities raided a completely separate, unlicensed grow and processing operation he was running in Kellyville, booking him on fresh felony charges for aggravated trafficking, illegal manufacturing, and possessing a firearm.
The double arrest triggered a massive joint investigation involving local police, state fire marshals, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, and federal ATF agents. Investigators are zeroing in on whether Bassham was running a volatile butane extraction setup without required closed-loop safety systems or proper ventilation. The tragedy serves as a grim, high-stakes reminder of what happens when rogue operators play fast and loose with industrial safety rules.
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Please read the original article, 2 Dead in Oklahoma Cannabis Business Explosion; Man Arrested (Twice)
Original article written by Tony Lange. Published on August 31, 2026 for Cannabis Business Times.
