Hazardous Waste Leaves Hundreds of People Sick in New Mexico

This week an industrial park in New Mexico has released a mysterious waste product into the local environment that has made over 200 people sick.

According to the Associated Press “A 1-mile area surrounding the Dona Ana County Industrial Park and Mexico border crossing at Santa Teresa was evacuated for a few hours and the county airport was closed. Workers a few miles away said they could smell something in the air”

A local named Gerardo Gomez was on his way to work when he was stopped by police and hazmat crews.  He told reporters that “I got there after they barricaded the road. When I rolled down the window, I started feeling irritation on my skin, it felt like when you get chile on your skin.”

In the wake of this mysterious release of toxins people were told to stay indoors, classes were cancelled and businesses were closed.  The origin of this release is unknown, as is the contents of the actual substance.

Some people who were close to the industrial park at the time of the release were taken to Santa Teresa High School for emergency treatment after complaining of breathing problems, lightheadedness  nausea and dizziness.  Others complained of a burning sensation on their skin and eyes.

Earlier this month The Intel Hub reported that Halliburton had actually “lost” radioactive material for weeks until it was finally found on the side of the road in Texas.  It is possible that it could take at least that long or even longer to get to the bottom of what has happened in this particular case.

J.G. Vibes is the author of an 87 chapter counter culture textbook called Alchemy of the Modern Renaissance, a staff writer and reporter for The Intel Hub and host of a show called Voluntary Hippie Radio. 

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