Overview

• Police and fire crews found a suspected methamphetamine operation while answering a medical call Tuesday on the 12700 block of South Central Avenue.
• Four officers and four firefighters were taken for evaluation, with police at Palos Community Hospital and firefighters at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
• All eight were treated and released, and officials have not detailed any injuries or exposures.
• A village hazmat team inspected the apartment building and declared the area safe for residents, with no evacuations ordered.
• The individual believed to be operating the lab remains hospitalized, no charges or identities have been released, and the case remains under investigation.