Kern County Public Health's Hazmat team was called to the Kern County Special Waste with Sheriff Bomb Squad assessing hazardous chemical after Picric acid, a hazardous chemical, was found at Kern County Special Waste Facility today.
The Picric acid was disposed by incineration in safe location near Meadows Field at about 4:15 p.m. Wednesday.
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