LOS ALTOS, Calif. -- A hazardous materials team responded to the Los Altos Police Department Monday morning to render the facility safe after an officer suffered a possible fentanyl exposure.
The call came in around 9:25 a.m. at the station at 1 N. San Antonio Road, Santa Clara County Fire Capt. Bill Murphy said.
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The officer was transported to a hospital out of an abundance of caution, but the officer's symptoms were not thought to be life-threatening.
Emergency crews have isolated the substance in question and they're working with police to make sure the facility is safe to work in again.
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Details about just how the officer came into contact with the powerful synthetic opioid were not immediately available.