Collins, N.Y. (WBEN) - Three corrections officers were hospitalized after a chemical exposure at the Collins Correctional Facility earlier this week in the Town of Collins.
It's the second time a similar incident has happened in the past 10 days at the same facility.
The New York State Department of Corrections said staff responded to an inmate reportedly having a medical emergency, and while transporting the person to seek medical attention, two corrections officers and a sergeant began to experience lightheadedness, headaches and other symptoms.
They were transported to a hospital for treatment and later released.
Medical staff determined the inmate was under the influence of an unknown intoxicant.
20 area corrections officers have been hospitalized in three separate chemical exposures since Aug. 4.
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