7 California Deputies Transported to Hospital After Exposure to Unknown Substance

Seven deputies at the Los Angeles County Sheriff Men’s Central Jail in Chinatown were transported to nearby hospitals after exposure to an unknown substance Tuesday, authorities said.

Medical personnel with the fire department were at the jail early Tuesday after it was reported that “seven persons, all believed to be inmates, may have inhaled or been exposed to a yet to be formally identified substance within the jail facility.”  

One of the inmates was listed in critical condition and six others were in serious condition, the Fire Department stated in an update. 

The deputies were exposed when they searched the inmates’ dorms, KTLA reports.

All seven deputies were conscious and in stable condition when they were taken to the hospital as a precaution, officials said.