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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 Three 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...
What happened
According to The Guardian’s source item, 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 Three 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…
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- Three dead and 18 first responders sickened by apparent fentanyl exposure in New MexicoThe Guardian - 2026-05-23T15:19:48+00:00
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