A California patrol officer had a medical emergency processing an unknown substance forcing the entire Sunnyvale Police Headquarters to be evacuated for roughly eight hours.
The officer was treated at the scene and was taken to the hospital. He is reportedly in stable condition.
The substance, believed to be Fentanyl, was brought into the building for processing after officers arrested a man for urinating in public.
The arresting officers found a small package of suspected narcotics on the suspect and handed it off for processing.
Sunnyvale DPS Officers hospitalized following exposure to unknown substance during an arrest. Full details available here: https://t.co/AmUqMXdIEZ. pic.twitter.com/6Gyw9QBuVy
— Sunnyvale DPS (@SunnyvaleDPS) February 14, 2019
After the medical emergency, a HAZMAT team was called in to clear the area.
Six other officers were evaluated due to exposure to the substance.
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