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Cops Hospitalized After Exposure To Unknown Substance At Strip Club

Two officers, one EMS worker and three civilians were taken to the hospital early Friday morning.

Brooklyn, IL – Two law enforcement officers and an EMS worker were hospitalized early Friday morning after they responded to a report of multiple overdoses at a nightclub.

Officers and emergency medical personnel arrived at Roxy’s Exotic Club just before 3 a.m. and administered Narcan to at least one of the individuals who overdosed, KMOV reported.

EMS workers transported two patrons and one nightclub employee to the hospital, according to the Belleville News-Democrat.

Investigators said that, as they assisted individuals inside the club, two law enforcement officers and one EMS worker made contact with an unknown substance, KMOV reported.

On Friday, that substance was identified as fentanyl, Illinois State Police Captain Timothy Tyler told KTVI.

Washington Park Fire Department officials said that an officer was transported to the hospital by a fellow officer, according to KMOV.

Later in the morning, officials said that a Brooklyn police officer and an EMS worker had also been transported for possible exposure.

"We had multiple pedestrians go down, they couldn't breathe," Brooklyn Police Lieutenant Antonio White told the Bellville News-Democrat. "One of them was given CPR and after receiving CPR one of the officers went down as well. He was rushed to the hospital, there was a second officer on scene and he got rushed to the hospital."

At approximately 4 a.m., Brooklyn and Madison fire units were dispatched to the nightclub to help handle the possible hazmat situation.

The Illinois State Police Drug Unit also arrived and collected the substance for further testing.

Five of the six individuals rushed to the hospital for exposure to the drug have since been released from the hospital.

The male patron who remained hospitalized was listed in serious condition.

It was unknown how many people were inside the club when the incident occurred. First responders immediately evacuated the building.

Roxy’s Exotic Club has been placed under quarantine and was expected to remained closed over the weekend.

No arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation as of Friday morning, KTVI reported.

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Bulldog
Bulldog

@Hi_estComnDenomn I agree insurance companies have a hold on the governments balls and they are squeezing so that their premiums stay expensive. And they are just as guilty as big Pharma. Like I said I will go to detox before I stick a needle in my arm with heroin in it.. my pain pills make me sick now and I hate throwing up! Unfortunately if I get caught with pot in my system when they drug test me at pain management I will get kicked off the pain pills and my insurance will not pay for medical marijuana. So I can't even take a chance and try it to see if it works. Every 6 months I have to reapply to get my pain meds through my insurance. One time I had to wait almost a week but fortunately I have extras every month because I take them like I'm supposed to. The sad part is more teens are getting addicted to their parents pain pills and when they run out they switch to heroin. Like I said in my last post it is a no-win situation for anybody

Hi_estComnDenomn
Hi_estComnDenomn

@Bulldog I definitely agree Big Pharma has the capability to develop a non-addictive pain med, and on the government side of things, marijuana/THC/CBD is already a non-addictive pain reliever that can help ease the opioid crisis.

It would also help if the government regulated the cost of insurance and medication in general. A lot of times these addicts are hooked from prescription pills (a monster onto itself) and when they can no longer afford the meds, they go to the hard shit.

Bulldog
Bulldog

@ShootaCopSaveaLife I totally agree with you they need to stop the high-level dealers as well as arresting users. Many of those young users I will address to @LEO0301 many of the young heroin users got addicted from pills in their Medicine Chest that will probably prescribed for their parents. It's a shame that the heroin is now so deadly that even our law enforcement officers and fire officers are getting dosed by touching it. I through the fault of my Dr have become addicted to the pain pills he prescribed. Fortunately for me I can go to a detox before I ever stick a needle in my arm or snort it up my nose.

@Hi_estComnDenomn big pharma needs to work at making a Non-addictive pain medication to help the people who have chronic pain. Unfortunately Fentanyl and most opioid pills are made with synthetics so then drug dealers will just start making them. The countries that make these synthetic illegal drugs need to stop them in their own country which will never happen because the money brings in too much currency so to end this discussion it's a no-win situation for everybody

wmc50
wmc50

@HCD...lol. You're so funny. And so easy. I'll be in touch. I've got to go to my safe space to internalize the trauma from your mean spirited retort.

BRB Homey.

Hi_estComnDenomn
Hi_estComnDenomn

@wmc50 If you'd have watched your mouth from the beginning, your feelings wouldn't be hurt. All i do is return the energy given to me. So if you think I'm unpleasant, revisit what you said to me first.

wmc50
wmc50

HCD. You hurt my feelings. I'm watching Wimbledon right now. I'll get back to you in a bit. What a nasty, unpleasant person you are.

Hi_estComnDenomn
Hi_estComnDenomn

@Mrs10 There are plenty whiners in our generation. There are also plenty hard working millennials with multiple part time jobs at below-living wage and no healthcare. No one that works 2 part time or 1 full-time job should have to worry about paying bills or having healthcare. Boomer generation grew up with one full time parent and were able to afford groceries, bills, and buy a house.

And the ones largely deciding the cost of all of that today are Boomers.

Hi_estComnDenomn
Hi_estComnDenomn

@LEO0301 Link your source, and hopefully it has percentages showing where the vast majority of fentanyl is coming from, you fucking clown.

LEO0301
LEO0301

@DieselDawg - you're right and dipshit is wrong again. Here is a quote I pulled from a reputable news source. "The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. In 2015, there were 52,404 drug overdose deaths, and more than 33,000 of them were caused by opioids — prescription painkillers like OxyContin as well as illegal opioids like heroin and fentanyl. Many of those opioids are coming into the United States from other countries, primarily Mexico and China."

Hi_estComnDenomn
Hi_estComnDenomn

@wmc50 And now I'll insult you. Do you see how when you and others ask me a question, I'll respond in kind? Mrs10 and i can go back and forth all day and not insult each other once. You asked a good question, i answer it, and we have a dialogue.

But you had the audacity to insult me and we've never had words before? Shut the fuck up, clown.

Now if you'd like to continue civil discussion, I'm all for it. But if you'd like us to resort to namecalling which justifies you calling me a troll, I'm all for that too. Your move.