The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has started physically hauling hazardous materials out of the shuttered EMCO Chemical facility on Lawton Street in Detroit, with crews rolling in late January and planning to keep at it through the spring and into summer. The operation follows months of worry after a 2024 fire and subsequent inspections revealed hundreds of containers inside the building. Neighbors in the Core City area have been watching as crews set up containment, sort drums and stage waste for transport.
What crews are removing
According to the U.S. EPA, inspectors documented more than 1,000 55-gallon drums, numerous laboratory samples, several large above-ground storage tanks and an underground holding tank at the property. Testing…..