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Hazmat
Man detained, subsequently released in suspected Vernon drug lab investigation
VERNON – Police and health officials continue to investigate a suspected drug lab found in…
RCMP, Hazmat and Health Canada at scene of suspected drug lab in Vernon
VERNON – Police, along with Health Canada and the Vernon Fire Department’s Hazmat team, are…
UPDATE: Possible fentanyl exposure prompted Hazmat response at Kamloops courthouse
KAMLOOPS – There was a full hazmat response for possible fentanyl exposure after a baggie…
Kelowna HAZMAT team responds to call on Hardy Street
KELOWNA – A hissing sound and a strange odour coming from a parked transport trailer…
Vials of E. coli found in Kelowna transient camp
KELOWNA - Vials containing the bacteria E. coli, apparently stolen from a medical laboratory, have been discovered at a transient camp near Munson Pond. The unusual find by local bylaw officers prompted a call to Kelowna RCMP and a local hazardous material disposal company, who sent out personnel to retrieve the vials. "It's pretty common...
HAZMAT called to contain chlorine leak
KELOWNA - The HAZMAT team was called to the Rutland Water Works pump Friday morning for a reported chlorine leak though evacuation of the area was not required. The Kelowna Fire Department received the call at 10:29 a.m. and when the team arrived they discovered a regulator malfunction on a 150 pound bottle of chlorine...