Florida's arson lab loses accreditation, wrongful charges a main concern

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Channel: Tampa Bay 28 · 2016 · News & Politics

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When Florida fire investigators gather samples to test for arson, they usually ship them off to the state's lab and rely on the chemist's conclusions. But the I-Team discovered that the lab they use was under investigation for how they do their tests.
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