Source: Newsweek
Fourteen employees at Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter in Billings, Montana, fell ill after being exposed to methamphetamine-laced smoke when FBI agents incinerated two pounds of drugs in the facility’s crematorium. The incinerator, located in a shared building with animal control, experienced a negative pressure issue that pushed fumes into the shelter, forcing a full evacuation of staff and animals.
Executive director Triniti Halverson said she and 13 staff members were exposed for about an hour, with several developing symptoms. She added that while staff knew the crematorium was sometimes used to destroy evidence, they were never informed narcotics were being incinerated onsite. FBI officials confirmed the use of local facilities for controlled drug burns, while Billings police acknowledged the malfunction. Animals were relocated outside during the incident, and city officials confirmed narcotics are burned at the site weekly. Halverson expressed concern over staff and animals’ confirmed meth exposure.
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