Three dead, over a dozen first responders taken to hospital after hazmat situation in New Mexico town
Key takeaways
- Officers with the Torrance County Sheriff s Office arrived at the Mountainair home on Wednesday morning to find four people unresponsive inside the residence.
- First responders who arrived at the home soon began experiencing symptoms of nausea and dizziness after possible exposure to the substance, and were taken to area hospitals for treatment and decontamination.
- NMSP said Wednesday that a total of 25 people were exposed to the unidentified hazardous substance: the four people inside the residence, three of whom died;
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Officers with the Torrance County Sheriff s Office arrived at the Mountainair home on Wednesday morning to find four people unresponsive inside the residence. Three have died, while another was rushed to an Albuquerque hospital for treatment.
First responders who arrived at the home soon began experiencing symptoms of nausea and dizziness after possible exposure to the substance, and were taken to area hospitals for treatment and decontamination.
NMSP said Wednesday that a total of 25 people were exposed to the unidentified hazardous substance: the four people inside the residence, three of whom died; 18 first responders who have since been discharged from the hospital; one first responder in the process of being discharged; and three responders who had been admitted for further treatment.