Hazmat incident sends 3 to hospital at Coxsackie Correctional Facility

COXSACKIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Three staff members at Coxsackie Correctional Facility were taken to the hospital on Friday due to a hazmat incident, said the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS).

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According to DOCCS, a staff member working in the mail room opened a letter and began to feel sick. Three other nearby staff members also felt nauseous.