Law enforcement officials have arrested a 22-year-old woman after a man was found dead, an infant was found alone and she had to be revived with Narcan after being found under the influence of a narcotic in a northeast Philadelphia home on Friday.
Hazmat crews could be seen going in and out of a Northeast Philadelphia home on Friday after firefighters found a man -- who has not yet been identified -- dead in a basement covered in a white powdery substance, authorities said.
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WATCH HEREAt that same time, officials said, Perla Santiago-Diaz -- who was arrested Saturday -- had to be revived with Narcan and a baby was taken from the home.
Firefighters found the man, in his 30, in the basement of the home along Teesdale Street, near Frankford Avenue, in the Holmesburg section of the city at around 10:35 a.m., investigators said.
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SIGN UP On Saturday, the District Attorney's office announced that Santiago-Diaz has been arrested and charged for her alleged role in a conspiracy involving a large quantity of heroin and fentanyl.
According to law enforcement officials, along with the discovery of the dead man, the unattended baby and Santiago-Diaz, police recovered nearly two kilos of heroin and fentanyl, along with cash, IDs, and cell phones from the home.
Officials said both Santiago-Diaz and the baby were treated for exposure to heroin and fentanyl.
Santiago-Diaz has been charged with causing catastrophe, endangering the welfare of children, recklessly endangering another person and related offenses.
Santiago-Diaz went "unresponsive" in front of firefighters and was given a dose of Narcan, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a Friday afternoon news conference.
A six-month-old baby was also taken from the scene to the hospital as a precaution, Outlaw said. Investigators didn't reveal the child's relationship to the adults involved.
"At this point we have reason to believe -- very preliminarily -- that the white powdery substance was fentanyl," Outlaw said.
Outlaw said "the entire thing is unsettling."
Between medics and firefighters, Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel estimated that around 50 fire department personnel responded to the scene.
People in hazmat gear could be seen standing in yellow decontamination tubs behind the home while firefighters blocked Teesdale Street in front.
"Multiple PPD officers and PFD personnel were decontaminated due to possible exposure," Outlaw said.
One police officer was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but Outlaw said no police officers or firefighters suffered any "overt" injuries.
There was no reason for any further public concern, Outlaw said, while noting decontamination of the home continued into the afternoon.
Narcan Use a Common Occurrence in Philadelphia
Thiel said fire department medics use Narcan to revive anywhere from 10 to 12 overdosing people daily. That number doesn't include the police department's efforts to reverse drug overdoses.
"It's not an unusual thing to revive somebody with Narcan," Thiel said. "That's happening all day, everyday, all around the city."
Thiel reminded people that it only takes a small amount of fentanyl to kill someone.
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