ROSCOE, Pa. — A hazmat team was brought in after first responders were exposed to a substance after they were called for a death investigation early Wednesday morning in Washington County, Pennsylvania State Police said.
The incident was reported about 2:30 a.m. at a home on Garfield Avenue in Roscoe. Police said the death is not suspicious.
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Officials said three firefighters and EMS personnel were taken to a hospital for treatment. All three people have since been released.
The substance first responders were exposed to was a barbiturate powder, officials said.
Officials said there is no threat to the community.
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Dave Biles was asleep upstairs in the home at the center of the incident and heard a commotion in the basement around 2:30 a.m.
He said he went down and his son was there. His son's friend was unconscious and later died.
Officials believe the victim took a controlled substance.
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