CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Local officials responded to a report of strong chemical smells in a Clearlake neighborhood on Thursday morning.
Neighbors reported waking up early Thursday to the smell of heavy chemicals coming from a mobile home in the 4300 block of Hill Avenue.
Lake County Fire Chief Willie Sapeta said his agency received a report about the situation at about 10 a.m.
He said firefighters responded to the scene, with Lake County Air Quality Management District and Lake County Environmental Health staffers also sent to the scene. Clearlake Police also were reported to have responded.
“We found some trace amounts of solvents,” Sapeta said.
None of the solvents and old waste oils they found were in quantities large enough to constitute a health hazard, but were more of a nuisance, according to Sapeta.
He said the resident on whose property the solvents were found was given directions about the materials and firefighters cleared the scene after about an hour.
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