Authorities in Mountainair, New Mexico, report that three people die after a suspected overdose at a residence leads to exposure of first responders to an unidentified substance. New Mexico State Police say they respond at about 11:00 a.m. Wednesday to assist the Torrance County Sheriff’s Office with an overdose call involving an unknown substance. During the initial response, multiple first responders are exposed and develop symptoms including nausea and dizziness, according to several outlets. Police and other responders use decontamination procedures and quarantine measures as additional personnel are brought in to help. Nearly two dozen first responders are hospitalized for observation or treatment following the exposure, with some reports putting the figure at about 18 and others describing “nearly 20.” Two people are reported dead at the scene, and a third dies at a hospital. Multiple sources state that authorities say there is no threat to the public, though the exact substance is not initially identified in early reporting. Later reporting cites fentanyl as the suspected substance, though officials’ public statements emphasize that the exposure involves an unknown material during the initial stages of the response.
Three dead after suspected overdose; first responders exposed to unknown substance in New Mexico
Authorities in Mountainair, New Mexico, report that three people die after a suspected overdose at a residence leads to exposure of first responders to an unidentified substance. New Mexico State Poli...
- Three people die after a suspected overdose at a residence in Mountainair, New Mexico.
- First responders are exposed to an unidentified substance during the incident and develop symptoms such as nausea and dizziness.
- About 18 to nearly 20 first responders are hospitalized, quarantined, or decontaminated after exposure.
- Authorities report two people are pronounced dead at the scene and a third dies at a hospital.
- Authorities initially say there is no threat to the public from the incident.
First responders hospitalized and decontaminated after four people were found apparently overdosingThree people died and 18 first responders were sickened by exposure to fentanyl in a rural New Mexico home this week, New Mexico state police said.Police initially found four people unconscious at the home in Mountainair, 90 miles (145km) east of Albuquerque. Two were declared dead at the scene and a third died at a hospital. Continue reading...
4 months agoFirst responders were exposed to fentanyl and sickened after arriving at a rural New Mexico home Wednesday to investigate a possible overdose that left three people dead, officials said Friday.
4 months agoThree people are dead, and nearly 20 first responders in New Mexico were hospitalized for exposure to an “unidentified substance” on Wednesday, according to authorities. New Mexico State Police arrived at a residence in Mountainair around 11:00 a.m. to assist the Torrance County Sheriff’s Office with a suspected overdose involving an unknown substance.
4 months agoFirst responders who were called to a home in Mountainair soon began experiencing symptoms of nausea and dizziness after possible exposure to the unknown substance.
4 months agoSeveral first responders also became ill following exposure to the substance, while 18 in total were sent to a hospital for assessment.
4 months agoMore than a dozen emergency officials were hospitalized after responding to a home in a town near Albuquerque. The authorities said there was no threat to the public.
4 months agoThree people have died and several first responders have been rushed to hospital after coming into contact with an ‘unidentified substance’ in New Mexico.
4 months agoA suspected drug overdose in rural New Mexico turned deadly, claiming three lives and exposing over a dozen first responders to an unknown substance. Emergency personnel experienced severe symptoms like nausea and dizziness, leading to widespread decontamination efforts.
4 months agoDuring the response, authorities said, first responders were exposed to the substance and began experiencing symptoms including nausea and dizziness.
4 months agoEighteen first responders who arrived at the property were exposed to the unknown substance and began experiencing symptoms, including nausea and dizziness.
4 months agoAccording to New Mexico State Police, they arrived to find four people unresponsive inside the home, with three of them having since died.
4 months agoThree people died and nearly 20 first responders were quarantined after being exposed to an unidentified substance at a Mountainair, New Mexico, home.
4 months agoAccording to New Mexico State Police, they arrived to find four people unresponsive inside the home, with three of them having since died.
4 months agoPolice rushed to a home in Mountainair for a ‘suspected overdose’ Wednesday
4 months agoThree people are dead and more than a dozen first responders were quarantined and being treated Wednesday for exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a suspected drug overdose at a rural New Mexico home, authorities said.
4 months agoThree killed, 18 responders hospitalized after toxic exposure at New Mexico home.
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