Three dead and 18 first responders sickened by apparent fentanyl exposure in New Mexico
Key takeaways
- New Mexico state police respond to home in Mountainair, where authorities say several people died on 20 May 2026.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThree 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.
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New Mexico state police respond to home in Mountainair, where authorities say several people died on 20 May 2026. Photograph: Savannah Peters/APView image in fullscreen New Mexico state police respond to home in Mountainair, where authorities say several people died on 20 May 2026. Photograph: Savannah Peters/APNew Mexico Three dead and 18 first responders sickened by apparent fentanyl exposure in New Mexico First responders hospitalized and decontaminated after four people were found apparently overdosing
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThree 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.