Overview

• Officers and firefighters responded around noon Tuesday to a medical call at an apartment on the 12700 block of South Central Avenue and found a suspected meth operation.
• Four police officers and four firefighters were taken for evaluation because substances at the scene were unknown and were later released from Palos Community Hospital and Advocate Christ Medical Center.
• The individual linked to the suspected lab remains hospitalized, and authorities have not disclosed their condition.
• Crestwood police are working with Illinois State Police as the investigation continues, and no charges or identification have been announced.
• A village hazmat team assessed the site and declared it safe for residents, according to Fire Chief Jonathan Newton.