#6
We responded because the lab caught fire. The fire dept put it out before it blew up.... it wasn't a huge lab, but enough to turn out quite a few grams per day. Anyways, they discovered it was a lab only after the fire was out.... meaning their people had been exposed without knowing it. They were treated on scene and are being monitored.
We secured the house until a DEA clean-up crew arrived. Only after their process was complete did we enter the house. The house had been ventilated for several hours prior to us entering and the chemists on scene were not concerned. Production took place in a detached basement, which was a total loss in the fire. We searched the house for other evidence, which was still considered dangerous, just not as bad as the actual lab site. I've already showered twice and still feel yucky.
This house was less than 3 blocks away from where I grew up.... and 2 blocks away from a local elementary school.... and right across the road from a highly-used neighborhood park. You never know where these things will pop up.
