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Officials: Several Staff Members At Pennsylvania Prison Sickened By Suspicious Substance

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MERCER, Pa. (CBS/AP) — Six staff members at a state prison in Pennsylvania were sickened by a suspicious substance, officials say.

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The workers were searching a cell and packing inmate property around 2 p.m. Monday at the State Correctional Institution at Mercer when they either came into contact with the substance or someone who had contact with the substance.

All six were treated at a hospital. Five of the staffers were released later Monday, but the sixth required the administration of the opioid-overdose antidote naloxone.

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State police and corrections officials are investigating the incident.

(© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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