Boston Police and Firefighters Sent to Hospital After Haz Mat Exposure in Brighton

Updated 5:45 p.m.

Three Boston Police Officers were sent to the hospital this afternoon after they were possibly exposed to cyanide at a home near the Newton border.

According to a spokesperson with the Boston Police Department, officers received a call around 2:30 p.m. after a man returned to his Brighton home to find his 72-year-old wife dead.

A bottle of cyanide was found on the table of the Lake Shore Drive home, the spokesperson said, but Haz Mat teams have not officially identified the substance. 

The three responding officers were transported to St. Elizabeth's hospital, police said. According to scanner reports, the hospital is now under a "code black" and ambulances have been asked to transport patients elsewhere. 

A police spokesperson said this evening two civilians were also transported to the hospital as well as a number of Boston firefighters. NECN is reporting four firefighters were transported but that none of the patients showed signs of exposure to cyanide.