In a call to the Montgomery County Dispatch, the caller said that a chemical removal company was taking chemicals from a house on Marylhurst Drive when they came upon bottle of dry titric acid.
The company told the family that the titric acid is highly flammable and refused to take it, the caller said.
The bomb squad took the acid to Washington Twp. Fire Station 43, 10499 Dayton-Lebanon Pike, where they detonated it with the assistance of the fire department, the release said.
Residents were notified ahead of time with the CodeRed Emergency Alert system and through social media, according to the release, which added that there was no threat to area residents.
Washington Twp. Administrator Jesse Lightle thanked the fire department, the bomb squad and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s office for their immediate response, saying, “Because of this effort, we were able to notify residents as soon as possible and quickly mitigate the situation.”
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