Thursday, April 15, 2010

Neighbourhood evacuated after smelly cat litter box mistaken for meth lab

Hazmat teams tested a Westland, Michigan home after the landlord said she thought the former tenants were running a methamphetamine lab inside.

The fire department, police and Hazmat teams covered from head-to-toe stormed the home on Palmer Street on Monday afternoon after receiving a panicked call from the homeowner.

The homeowner, Sue Walters, said she entered the home on Monday for the first time in 20 years after kicking the tenants out and discovered a horrific smell.



"It makes me want to throw up. It's sickening," said Walters. Walters said the stench smelled like ammonia, which is a key ingredient in homemade meth.

Authorities tested the home several times and determined the smell was not ammonia.

"Not a meth lab. Just an un-kept house with a lot of cats. The cats urine turned to an ammonia-smell," said Michael Magda with Western Wayne County Hazmat team.

With news video.

3 comments:

arbroath said...

Oh, I guess I had better go and clean the litter box before the police are called out.  :(

arbroath said...

Some cat people are crazy.  Honestly... who wants to live in a house that smells like cat piss?

arbroath said...

um.... LOL. It isn't even Caturday yet! Wheeeeeee!