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The University of Montana said Monday that one occupant injured in an apartment blast on Sunday evening was a university student, and the investigation has been turned over to the Missoula Police Department.

Peggy Kuhr, vice president of integrated communications at UM, said a female student resided in the apartment. Kuhr did not know the relationship between the woman and the 24-year-old male who was charged in connection with the explosion.

“There are resident policies which make it very clear drugs are prohibited in university housing at all times,” Kuhr said. “There’s a whole procedure that gets involvement when a student violates the conduct code, whether it’s academic or non-academic.”

The female student’s involvement in the blast remains under investigation. If it’s determined that she violated the university’s conduct code, the matter would go to the dean of students for review.

“It’s speculation at this point,” Kuhr said. “The Missoula police are investigating.”

Kuhr said damage to the apartment was considerable. The blast knocked out several windows, damaged the walls and lifted the ceiling.