BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Two people were behind bars Friday for allegedly cooking meth. They were arrested early Friday morning on charges they were operating a meth lab out of a home on Merritt Island in the Ridge Manor Estates subdivision.

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SLIDESHOW: Images Of Agents Removing Chemicals, Equipment

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"We never dreamed anything like this could ever happen," said Lynn Fruend.

Fruend and her husband Lon met with others in their Merritt Island subdivision Friday morning. The talk of the neighborhood was the meth lab discovered just hours before.

Robin Young, 21, and 39-year-old Robert Priest were arrested and charged with four felonies each related to the alleged drug-operation inside the home.

"We love it here and we were really surprised to see all this going on last night," Fruend said.

Besides finished meth and lots of equipment, investigators found anhydrous ammonia, a chemical popular in the Midwest and West Coast that's so dangerous it's only released to people with permits. But what was most alarming was the way it was stored, inside a propane cylinder in the garage.

A HAZ-MAT crew suited up for its highest level of response.

"Extremely volatile situation, a simple spark can explode that house," said Lt. Andrew Walters, Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

Friday's bust was the 34th meth lab busted this year. Forty-six were busted last year. The numbers are high, but they aren't concerning to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. In fact, deputies said they're happy about it, because they've led the state in meth lab busts.

"What it says to us, it's a clear message to our community, is that we're not tolerating it. We have strict enforcement and we're going to shut down the meth labs," Walters said.

The sheriff's office said most people think meth labs are in rural areas, but they said they are more common in garages and living rooms and are so dangerous a meth lab fire could ignite an entire street.