Three dead in New Mexico and first responders decontaminated after exposure to unknown substance
Three individuals have died in Mountainair, New Mexico, following a suspected drug overdose. First responders who attended the scene experienced symptoms after exposure to an unidentified substance, prompting a quarantine and assessment. Investigators are currently working to identify the substance and have indicated that there is no threat to the public.
- ▪Three people died and one was hospitalized after being found unresponsive in a home in Mountainair.
- ▪More than a dozen first responders were quarantined due to exposure to an unknown substance.
- ▪Mountainair Mayor Peter Nieto indicated that drug use may be a factor in the incident.
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MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. (AP) — Three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders had to be quarantined and assessed Wednesday for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a suspected drug overdose at a rural New Mexico home, authorities said. Four people initially were found unresponsive inside the Mountainair home east of Albuquerque, New Mexico State Police said. Three died, while the forth was being treated at an Albuquerque hospital, police said. Their names weren’t released.
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