Decades-old picric acid stash prompted North Berkeley shelter order Monday
Picric acid stored in a Berkeley home prompted an evacuation and controlled detonation by bomb technicians after being transported to the Berkeley Marina.
Evacuations, shelter in place order in effect while hazardous materials removed from Berkeley home
Residents near Colusa and Tacoma in Thousand Oaks were ordered to shelter in place or evacuate while hazardous photography chemicals including picric acid were removed.