One dead, two hospitalized following possible fentanyl exposure

A 30-year-old man died Monday and two other men were hospitalized following apparent exposure to a substance thought to be fentanyl, authorities said.

Paramedics and hazardous-materials teams were sent to the 200 block of West 115th Street about 9 a.m. on a report that two people were exposed to an unknown substance, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Markell Green of Los Angeles was pronounced dead at the scene, the LAFD reported.

Two men in their 30s were taken to a hospital, one in serious condition and one in fair condition, the LAFD reported.

“The evidence on scene indicates an overdose resulting in a death which leads to the suspicion of the unknown substance being fentanyl,” an LAFD statement said.

Authorities were testing the product to determine if it was fentanyl, the LAFD reported.