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UPDATE 28yearold man in custody in connection with possible meth lab

Ottawa Fire Services
Ottawa Fire Services
Crews were called around 910 p.m. about a strange smell coming from an apartment on Percy Street.

Ottawa Police say a 28-year-old man is in custody after an investigation near Chinatown.

Ottawa Firefighters say hazmat teams were called Tuesday night to the scene of a "possible meth lab" in an apartment unit at 126 1/2 Percy Street, between Somerset West and MacLaren. Crews were called around 9:10 p.m. about a strange smell coming from the unit.

Police say a number of volatile substances were found at the apartment, and some of those could be used to produce illicit drugs. 

A significant response was called to the scene, blocking off the small stretch of road for several hours.