Several homes evacuated after discovering meth lab in Lexington, KY
Updated: Thu 6:21 PM, Jul 02, 2015
Lexington police say they encountered a possible meth lab on Crosby Drive.
Lexington Police and firefighters had Crosby Drive between Trent Boulevard and Dale Drive shut down for hours while a hazmat team decontaminated a duplex.
Police said they went to a duplex to pick up a person who had an active warrant around 11:30 Thursday morning. They said when they went inside, they noticed materials that made them suspect that there might be a meth lab.
They said a fire department and narcotics team found an active meth lab inside shortly after. A hazmat team decontaminated the duplex and 4 people as well as a dog that were all inside. They also evacuated the other half of the duplex and the houses on either side as a precaution.
Several people gathered along Crosby Drive to watch police and firefighters work.
"I look out and there's about five or six fire trucks, I see the hazmat truck, makes you wonder what's going on," said Scott Whitson.
Cynthia Lawson said she was upset about the situation.
"Very mad. It's a quiet neighborhood. Let's keep it that way," she said.
Police had not identified any of the people inside Thursday afternoon. They said they were still trying to figure out who was involved and who wasn't.