FORT WORTH, Texas (WJW) — Police in Fort Worth, Texas, discovered 480 pounds of liquid methamphetamine at the scene of fatal crash.

According to a social media post from the city’s police department, officers responded to 1940 Delga Street on Thursday, April 16, where a van had crashed into an unoccupied vehicle parked on the street.

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Two men — a driver and passenger — were pronounced dead at the scene.

First responders investigating the scene found a large amount of an “unknown chemical” inside the vehicle.

“Ten white plastic buckets full of liquid were found inside the car. The fumes from this liquid were very strong, but were contained inside this vehicle,” the post from the Fort Worth Police Department said.

Credit: Fort Worth Police Department

Credit: Fort Worth Police Department

Credit: Fort Worth Police Department

Credit: Fort Worth Police Department

Credit: Fort Worth Police Department

Credit: Fort Worth Police Department

According to police, the liquid, weighing 480 pounds, field-tested positive for liquid methamphetamine with an estimated street value between $1 million and $3 million dollars, police said.

“The DEA Clandestine Lab responded to the scene to collect, analyze, and dispose of the hazardous materials,” the post stated.

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A Fort Worth Firefighter who responded to the scene was hospitalized for exposure, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reported. He was expected to be released the same day.

According to the outlet, the crashed vehicle may have been part of a mobile meth lab traveling between Dallas and Fort Worth, and investigators are now working to learn more about the operation and trace where the methamphetamine may have originated.

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