Chemical dump forces Songhees First Nation evacuations

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Chemical dump forces Songhees First Nation evacuations – CBC

by ahnationtalk on December 19, 2014670 Views

Dec 19, 2014

Officials suspect 4 barrels contained sodium hydroxide, which is used to produce meth

Residents of 12 Victoria-area homes spent last night at an emergency reception centre after a chemical spill forced them to leave.

View Royal Fire chief Paul Hurst says more than two dozen firefighters and hazardous-material technicians were called out to the home on the 1500 block of Middle Road yesterday. Police say the home was located in a trailer park on land leased out by the Songhees First Nation land near View Royal.

Hurst says neighbours reported seeing a man emptying what is believed to be four barrels of sodium hydroxide onto a lawn around 6 p.m. PT, but police say testing is still being done to confirm the substance.

Sodium hydroxide is widely used in the oil and pulp industries and is present in many cleaning products, but it’s also used in making illegal drugs such as methamphetamine.