World News | Possible Meth Lab Forces Evacuation of Florida High-rise
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Three floors of a South Florida high-rise condominium were evacuated after a property manager found chemicals possibly used in a meth lab inside a unit where a tenant had been evicted last week.
Bal Harbour (US), Oct 5 (AP) Three floors of a South Florida high-rise condominium were evacuated after a property manager found chemicals possibly used in a meth lab inside a unit where a tenant had been evicted last week.
The chemicals were “consistent with a clandestine lab,” Miami-Dade police spokesperson Alvaro Zabaleta told news outlets.
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Residents of the 14th, 15th and 16th floors of the Majestic Towers Condo in Bal Harbour were evacuated as a safety precaution Monday afternoon, officials said. Bal Harbour is a wealthy community north of Miami Beach.
“It's definitely a unique situation, especially here in Bal Harbour,” Mayor Gabriel Groisman told WSVN.
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“From an official position, we're still waiting for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to confirm what the lab was, what the hazardous materials were that are in that apartment,” said Groisman. “Yes, the chatter on the street is that it's a meth lab.”
Miami-Dade police said in a news release that the bomb squad and narcotics detectives were assisting in the investigation.(AP)
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