VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Three officers were transported to a local hospital in a possible hazmat incident in the 1300 block of Sapphire Drive in Virginia Beach Tuesday night.
Dispatchers received the call requesting assistance for a cardiac arrest at approximately 5:11 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene and assisting the occupant of the residence, who was taken to a local hospital, three officers were also taken to a local hospital after feeling ill.
The officers have since been evaluated and released.
The Virginia Beach Fire Department's Hazmat Team was requested to standby to determine if there was a foreign substance at the scene.
The scene was cleared around 2:30 a.m. but officials are still investigating what lead to the hazmat concern.
