People tend to think we work only in cities doing crime scene cleanup, since that’s where they think more crime takes place.

In this business, we do clean up many urban crime scenes, but plenty of them are out in the countryside. The open space and woods make it easier to hide drug operations, for example.

In the Tennessee mountains, folks in one small town noticed vehicles heading down a dead-end road towards an old hunting camp. They didn’t know for sure what was going on, but everyone knew the family who owned the land. For years, no one visited the camp. Grass and small saplings began to grow in the dirt road leading to it.

Then, one of the older sons from the family started going there. Locals saw him in his truck heading toward the camp. In town at the diner one day, one of his mother’s friends asked what he was doing. He said he was remodeling the camp. She had no reason to doubt him.

But others never saw any building materials in his truck, or in any other vehicles that went toward the camp. Some started suspecting drug activity because the son in question had been arrested for drug possession before, and had a reputation as a drug user. Whatever was going on wasn’t bothering anyone, so no one had any reason to call the law. That is, until one day.

 

A screaming woman called 911 and reported an explosion and a building on fire.

There were three injured people – including the owner’s son (who died later). Responders found the remains of a meth lab and large volumes of hazardous chemicals that were spilled and improperly stored. Apparently, there was a flash explosion that ignited nearby debris and caught the building on fire.

Such an accident or crime scene requires extensive cleanup that can last for many days. Meth lab chemicals are very hazardous to humans, animals, and the environment. Wells, sewers, and septic systems can be affected. In this case, an environmentally-sensitive stream was only 75 feet from the meth lab site.

Our professionals do a complete survey of the meth lab contamination and provide you with a bid at that point. Then, we’ll decontaminate the site, dispose of hazardous materials, and officially certify that your property is safe.

A meth lab can be set up anywhere. If one has been on your property, you’ll want our professionals to make sure there’s a proper clean-up and certification that everything’s safe.

Day or night, call Advanced Bio Treatment if you or anyone you know needs our services or has any questions. Things can happen at any time, so we’re ready all the time.