Friday, October 5, 2007

Meth Labs in South Carolina: Poisons lurk as state does little to notify public, make toxic sites clean

September 25, 2007 - t was one of Lexington County’s most hazardous home meth labs, complete with a bathtub full of a weird pink liquid.

“It could have blown up — that’s how dangerous it was,” said Sheriff James Metts, as officers in hazmat suits went in and out of the Gaston house in June while neighborhood children stood well back and watched.

Two months later, a neighbor said the empty house still reeked of foul chemicals.

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