3 dead, dozens of first responders treated after exposure to unknown substance in New Mexico

New Mexico authorities said three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders were being treated Wednesday for exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a home east of Albuquerque for a suspected drug overdose.

3 dead, 18 first responders hospitalized after exposure to unknown substance during hazardous materials response in Mountainair, New Mexico, officials say.

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Officials at University of New Mexico Hospital confirmed that 23 patients who were exposed to an unknown substance were assessed and decontaminated after being taken to the hospital. Most of those were first responders who were showing no symptoms and were later discharged.

[1/2] 2026-05-21 07:30:24 - [Three people died due to exposure to an unknown substance in New Mexico, and more than ten people received treatment] The New Mexico Police in the United States said on the 20th local time that three people in a family in Albuquerque, the state, died due

3 dead and more than a dozen first responders exposed to unknown substance, officials say

3 people died and 18 first responders were hospitalized, with 2 in serious condition, after exposure to an unknown substance in Mountainair, New Mexico. Authorities say it may spread through contact. x.com/MarioNawfal/...