One man was hurt and another arrested after a butane-fueled explosion rocked a Beaverton apartment late Wednesday, police said.

It's the latest blast caused by the mishandling of butane during the process of making hash oil.

The explosion took place shortly before 11 p.m. in the kitchen of an apartment unit located at 6320 S.W. Lombard Avenue.

Christopher Gibbons, 43, was taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries that Beaverton police described as non-life-threatening. Police plan to arrest him once he is released.

Troix Chandler, 31, was arrested on multiple criminal accusations, including arson incident to manufacturing, manufacturing of controlled substance and reckless endangerment.

Two children and a woman were in the apartment at the time of the blast, police said.

Making hash oil using butane can be dangerous. For years, the activity was unregulated and underground, carried out by home producers who often misunderstand the risks. The gas, a cheap and flammable solvent, is used to extract tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, from marijuana flowers and leaves.

It can quickly fill an enclosed space, where something as ordinary as a pilot light can ignite a fireball.

-- Noelle Crombie