Los Angeles Times (Sunday)

5 people apparently overdose at residence, L.A. officials say

- By Libor Jany

Five people were hospitaliz­ed after they apparently overdosed at a Granada Hills apartment building early Saturday morning, according to Los Angeles fire officials.

Firefighte­rs were summoned to the building in the 16000 block of West Blackhawk Street after someone called 911 around 8 a.m., said Fire Department spokespers­on Nicholas Prange. It wasn’t immediatel­y clear who made the emergency call.

When firefighte­rs arrived, they found five people — three women, ages 26, 30 and 30, and two men, ages 30 and 40 — suffering from possible overdoses.

One of the patients was in full cardiac arrest, but paramedics were able to restart the person’s pulse on the way to an area hospital, Prange said. Prange did not know the conditions of those hospitaliz­ed.

No further informatio­n was immediatel­y available.

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