Sac crews clean up chemicals leftover at chemist’s former home
A large firefighter presence outside of a Sacramento home Tuesday afternoon was because of a scheduled cleanup of a home full of chemicals left behind by a chemist who died this summer, officials said.”We’re double checking to make sure it’s safe for a third party to come in and dispose of the chemicals,” said Capt. Andrew Ramos, of the Sacramento Fire Department’s Special Operations Division. “There is nothing that we should be afraid of. They’re just small quantities.” A spokesperson with the Sacramento Fire Department said the chemist used to live in a home on the 7500 block of 19th Street that was full of about 100 different chemicals . The house is off Meadowview Road and 21st Street in the Meadowview area. Fire officials emphasized that this is not an emergency and that it had been on their calendar to begin cleanup on Tuesday.No evacuations were issued, and the scene is contained to the home, but the fire department said 19th street is closed to through traffic at Matson Drive. “We’re being meticulous in the way we clean it up,” said Battalion Chief Patrick Costamagna, of the Sacramento Fire Department.Crews are expected to resume work Wednesday morning.The fire department told KCRA 3 that there is not more than a gallon of any particular chemical, but it will be a “laborious process” while hazardous materials — or hazmat — teams identify, label, package and dispose of the chemicals.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A large firefighter presence outside of a Sacramento home Tuesday afternoon was because of a scheduled cleanup of a home full of chemicals left behind by a chemist who died this summer, officials said.
“We’re double checking to make sure it’s safe for a third party to come in and dispose of the chemicals,” said Capt. Andrew Ramos, of the Sacramento Fire Department’s Special Operations Division. “There is nothing that we should be afraid of. They’re just small quantities.”
A spokesperson with the Sacramento Fire Department said the chemist used to live in a home at the 7500 block of 19th Street that was full of about 100 different chemicals. The house is off Meadowview Road and 21st Street in the Meadowview area.
Fire officials emphasized that this is not an emergency and that it had been on their calendar to begin cleanup on Tuesday.
No evacuations were issued, and the scene is contained to the home, but the fire department said 19th street is closed to through traffic at Matson Drive.
“We’re being meticulous in the way we clean it up,” said Battalion Chief Patrick Costamagna, of the Sacramento Fire Department.
Crews are expected to resume work Wednesday morning.
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7500 Block of 19th St; SFD Hazardous Materials Type-1 teams are working to remove unknown chemicals that were stored in an abandoned home. The chemicals will be identified, labeled, packaged & 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 fire department told KCRA 3 that there is not more than a gallon of any particular chemical, but it will be a “laborious process” while hazardous materials — or hazmat — teams identify, label, package and dispose of the chemicals.