Bristol police evacuated a Bristol apartment complex Wednesday afternoon after a family member reported suspicious materials and an unusual odor in one of the apartments in the building.
When police originally arrived at 460 Emmett Street at about 12:40 p.m., an officer who entered the unit suspected the smell and materials might be tied to a possible "small scale" meth lab being operated out of the apartment complex. There was a massive emergency presence throughout the afternoon and about half the residents were evacuated from the building.
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded after receiving a call about a possible drug lab there after police reported to them that there was a strong chemical odor in the apartment.
DEEP took air samples to determine whether the building was safe and oversaw the process of handling and packaging any chemicals. They determined that the odor and materials in question weren't hazardous or drug-related, police said.
No one was injured.
Residents were then allowed to return to the building.
State police, Bristol firefighters and the D.E.A. also responded to the apartment complex, which is right down the street from ESPN.
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No further action was taken, police said.
DEEP is working to determine what the materials found in the apartment are.
The scene has been cleared.
