NMSP: 3 dead, 25 exposed to 'unknown substance' at Mountainair home

[LearnedHand]

Source: KOB.com

Yikes! This appears not to be airborne and maybe some drug?

Read more: https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/authorities-find-2-dead-in-mountainair-home/

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MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. — Three people are dead, three remain hospitalized and a total of 25 people have been exposed to an unknown substance at home Wednesday in Mountainair.

Paramedics and sheriff’s deputies responded to a home on Hanlon Avenue and Pinon Street, regarding a call made around 8 a.m. about a possible overdose on an unknown substance.

First responders found one person dead outside of the home, one dead inside and two other people who needed resuscitation. One of those two people later died at the ER.

[AZJonnie]

1. Fentanyl, maybe?

[Stryst]

2. Given the hazmat suits

My first thought was actually mixed the wrong cleaning chemicals.

[AZJonnie]

4. Wrong chemicals makes some sense, could be cleaning, could be chems mixed with some other goal (nt)

[Stryst]

14. I work in family remediation and teach life skills

Twice in the last few years I've had to stop someone from mixing bleach into windex. Their plan in both cases was to use it to clean a glass stovetop.

[EX500rider]

15. bleach and ammonia maybe? makes chloramine gas

[LearnedHand]

3. My thought too but still unknown

Authorities say its spread by contact, not airborne. Weird.

[LudwigPastorius]

13. My thought, too.

Dipshits trying to manufacture fentanyl.

[mainer]

5. 28 people exposed in one home?

This sounds more like an institution, not a residence. My first thought was carbon monoxide, but they said it's not airborne.

[DarthDem]

6. I believe 18 of the victims are first responders.

N/t

[Clouds Passing]

11. And some nurses at the ER

[pat_k]

7. Still unidentified after 24 hours?

A substance spread by contact to 18 responders? I can't imagine what it could be. Perhaps something that broke down too quickly to be identified?

[wolfie001]

9. 'Andromeda Strain'

[Cheezoholic]

8. Bunch of stupid Proud Boyz trying to make Sarin gas ? n/t

[wolfie001]

10. I hope it was a house full of tRUMPers

Praying! (not really religious though)......................

[mainer]

12. Organophosphate poisoning? It can off-gas

from cadavers and poisoned patients, causing illness among healthcare workers.
It's a component in pesticides. Perhaps the initial patients were farmworkers?