"Residents within a roughly one-block radius of the intersection of Colusa and Tacoma avenues in the Thousand Oaks area were told Monday morning to either shelter in place or leave the area while some potentially volatile old photography lab chemicals were to be removed from a home, authorities said. Residents were told they should prepare to be out of the area or inside their homes the entire day, or until an all-clear is posted on the city's emergency communications channels."
"An advisory notice said the order was for safety reasons as Berkeley firefighters, police and neighboring agencies protect the area and remove home photography lab chemicals that have become toxic, heat-sensitive, and volatile. One in particular is picric acid, authorities said. Because of the potential volatility of that and other chemicals, bomb squad officers were on scene as well as hazardous materials personnel."
"The advisory said residents should ensure they have signed up all phone numbers in their home for AC Alert, the city's emergency alert system, which sends text and email updates. AC Alert will be used to send updates on this incident as well as the final all-clear message. Residents who leave will not be able to come and go until the removal is complete."
Residents within a one-block radius of Colusa and Tacoma avenues in Thousand Oaks were ordered to shelter in place or leave while hazardous photography lab chemicals were removed from a home on the 800 block of Colusa Avenue. Streets near the scene were closed, including Colusa, Capistrano, Tacoma and parts of San Pedro Avenue. Firefighters, police, bomb squad and hazardous-materials personnel responded because some chemicals had become toxic, heat-sensitive and volatile, including picric acid. Residents were instructed to register phone numbers for AC Alert for updates and the all-clear. A temporary shelter with pet services was provided at the James Kenney Community Center.
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