Hazmat Investigating Possible Drug Lab Inside Philadelphia Home: Police

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)—Emergency crews are investigating a possible chemical leak at a home in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Authorities say hazmat is currently on scene in the 200 block of Roxborough Ave.

Police say an officer was flagged down in reference to a suspicious object found in a bucket of chemicals with a timer attached to it.

Authorities determined that it was the making of a clandestine laboratory, prompting the narcotics unit to investigate.

The house has been evacuated.

No injuries have been reported.

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