Officials in Ann Arbor, Michigan, say they are seeing an “unusually high number” of activations of the Washtenaw County Hazardous Materials Team within the city this year.
The hazmat crew responded on Saturday to an incident at a home on the 2000 block of Argonne Drive, marking the fourth time in 2026 the unit was called to help the city, according to the Ann Arbor Fire Department.
Firefighters responded to the hazardous material incident around 10:45 a.m. Officials said the homeowner was cleaning out the residence and discovered an unlabeled glass bottle containing an unknown chemical. The home’s previous owner, who is dead, worked as a chemist at a pharmaceutical company…