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Hazmat crew investigates substance found in Lewis Prison cell that sickened 3 employees

Two DOC employees were treated on the scene and three were taken to a hospital to be evaluated, Buckeye Fire said.

BUCKEYE, Ariz. — A hazmat crew is investigating Monday afternoon after five employees at Lewis Prison reported adverse reactions to a substance found in a cell, the Buckeye Fire Department said. 

Firefighters responded to the prison a little after 2 p.m. in response to reports of guards in close proximity to the cell feeling lightheaded and vomiting. 

A total of five Department of Corrections employees reported feeling the effects, firefighters said. Two were treated on the scene and three were taken to a hospital to be evaluated, Buckeye Fire said. 

Firefighters said no inmates reported any effects from the substance.

The inmate who was in the cell was transferred to a different cell as crews investigate.  

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