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Person Found Dead In Montco Home After Hazmat Crew Investigates Odor

LOWER POTTSGROVE TWP., Pa. (CBS) - Authorities are investigating after a person was found dead Sunday morning in a Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County home.

Officials detected a strong odor inside the house and a hazmat team was then brought inside the home on the 2700 block of Schaffer Road around 11:45 a.m.

Residents were evacuated as crews cleared the fumes.

A preliminary investigation found it was a hydrocarbon based substance.

The cause of death is still being investigated.

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