Hazardous materials were reported at an abandoned home in Sacramento
A large number of firefighters are on the scene of an abandoned home in Sacramento due to unknown chemicals, officials said. Crews may remain there until tomorrow. The Sacramento Fire Department’s hazardous materials team is in the 7500 block of 19th Street at Meadowview Road and 21st Street in south Sacramento. There are no evacuations and the scene is contained to one home, but the fire department said 19th Street is closed to through traffic at Mattson Drive. Crews may be there all day today through Wednesday. The chemicals have not yet been identified, but crews plan to label them and bag them for proper disposal. This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.
A large number of firefighters are on the scene of an abandoned home in Sacramento due to unknown chemicals, officials said. Crews may be there by tomorrow.
The Sacramento Fire Department’s hazardous materials, or hazmat, team is located in the 7500 block of 19th Street near Meadowview Road and 21st Street in south Sacramento.
No evacuations are underway, the scene is at one home, but the fire department said 19th Street is closed to through traffic at Mattson Drive. Crews may be there all day today through Wednesday.
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7500 Block of 19th Street; SFD Hazardous Materials Type 1 teams are working to remove unknown chemicals that were stored in an abandoned home. Chemicals will be identified, labeled, packaged and removed for proper disposal. 19th Street is closed to through traffic at Matson Drive. pic.twitter.com/ArOJNmqHba
— Sacramento Fire Department (@SacFirePIO) October 25, 2022
The chemicals have not yet been identified, but crews plan to label them and package them for proper disposal.
This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.
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