Three police officers in Chelsea, Massachusetts, were responding to an overdose Friday when they became exposed to high quantities of the deadly narcotic Fentanyl.

Deputies and a fire team arrived to the scene on Williams Street, where they discovered three men passed out inside a van on the side of the road, according to CBS Boston.

Police were initially informed of the matter after one of the men driving the vehicle crashed into a car in front of him and the other driver noticed something suspicious.

When the other driver got out of the car to examine the accident, she found all of the men, appearing to be in their 20s or 30s, unresponsive inside.

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Three police officers in Massachusetts were taken to the hospital Friday after they were exposed to fentanyl while responding to an overdose

Police say there was a fender bender after a driver passed out behind the wheel. When emergency responders arrived, they say they found three men who had overdosed on fentanyl

Officials found a white, powder substance on the seats after the men got out of the van

The men required doses of Narcan. 'In the process of treating them, they administered Narcan, well over 10 doses of Narcan between the three of them'

'In the process of treating them, they administered Narcan, well over 10 doses of Narcan between the three of them,' Deputy Fire Chief John Quatieri told Boston 25 News about the extent of the process.

One of the men was able to be revived without administration of Narcan, while another required six doses of the drug. All three men were transported to the Whidden Hospital in Everett.

Responders uncovered the drugs inside the van, which included a white powder substance spread across the seats.

After finding the substance, the fire team called a hazardous materials crew to sterilize the area. The powder later tested positive for Fentanyl.

The policemen were taken into the Mass General Hospital in Boston to be examined after the stop. The officers were released from the hospital Friday night and are said to be doing well.

Chelsea fire then called in a hazmat team to decontaminate the scene

The three men in the van were taken to the hospital

Officers were also taken to the hospital as a precaution after they reported feeling light-headed

Exposure to fentanyl has become a constant concern for emergency responders

The startling event is just one of several instances to take place in recent months across the nation.

Back in May, officer Chris Green of East Liverpool, Ohio was responding to a traffic call involving a driver named Justin Buckel, when he came across the substance in the vehicle he was inspecting.

'When I got to the scene, he was covered in it. I patted him down, and that was the only time I didn't wear gloves. Otherwise, I followed protocol,' Green told the Morning Journal News in an interview.

Green said when he got back to the police station, he lost consciousness.

'I started talking weird. I slowly felt my body shutting down. I could hear them talking, but I couldn't respond. I was in total shock. 'No way I'm overdosing,' I thought.'

Green admitted to being 'in denial' when fellow officers offered him Narcan as they waiting for the ambulance to arrive to send him to the hospital.

'God was surely looking over me,' Green said, while adding that 911 responders saved his life.

In June, a young boy from Miami died after coming into contact with the drug while swimming in a public pool in Overtown.

Miami's Assistant Fire Chief Pete Gomez told the Associated Press he noticed a rise in overdoses in recent months inside the deteriorated neighborhood, which he described as a low-income area with a high crime rate.

'There is an epidemic,' Gomez said. 'Overtown seems to have the highest percentage of where these incidents are occurring.'

Fentanyl continues to be an escalating issue in part of the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic in the United States.