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Colorado Springs Police Suffer Chemical Exposure

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Several Colorado Springs police officers have been treated for exposure to hazardous chemicals while investigating a burglary.

Police suffered burning and itching eyes, headaches and sore throats on Tuesday after they entered a residence where the homeowner was using chemicals to refine silver.

Ambulance attendants treated the officers and they quickly recovered.

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