AT least three people have died and nearly 20 first responders were rushed to hospital after being exposed to an “unknown substance” at a home in New Mexico.
Cops raced to the property in Mountainair on Wednesday morning after reports of a suspected overdose – only to find a nightmare scene with four people lying unresponsive.
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Three people died and one person was hospitalized after exposure to an unknown substance at as New Mexico home Credit: KOB
Police responded to a suspected overdose at a property in Mountainair on Wednesday morning Credit: KOB
Three of the victims later died, while a fourth person remains hospitalized and under quarantine.
New Mexico State Police said 18 emergency workers who entered the home then began suffering alarming symptoms including nausea, dizziness, vomiting and headaches.
Two first responders are now said to be in serious condition.
Authorities revealed paramedics and sheriff’s deputies were first called to the home near Hanlon Avenue and Pinon Street at around 8am over fears of an overdose involving an unidentified substance.
One person was found dead outside the property, another inside, while two others needed urgent resuscitation.
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