Crime & Safety
Inmate Sickened, HazMat Team Responds To Orange County Jail
Firefighters responded to the jail to transport an inmate, but a hazmat team was called due to what they found in the cell.
ORANGE, CA — An inmate at the Central Men's Jail was transported due to an unknown medical reason on Tuesday night, fire officials said. Officers at the jail reported discovering a substance in the man's cell, and Orange County Fire Authority's hazardous materials crew responded to the scene, according to OCFA Captain Larry Kurtz.
"Hazmat collected a sample of the substance as a precaution and determined that it was a narcotic. However, the sample was too small to determine the exact type," Kurtz said.
The area was decontaminated and cleared about 10 p.m. Tuesday.
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No other injuries were reported by OCFA of Central Men's Jail. It is not confirmed that the substance found in the jail cell is related to the inmate who was transferred to a hospital.
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