Firefighters speak out after seven Providence College students overdose

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Fast-acting Providence firefighters used Narcan to save seven Providence College students at a home on Liege Street earlier this month. Authorities said the students overdosed after ingesting illegal drugs.

“If it wasn’t for those frontline firefighters, I don’t believe those young men would’ve survived the night,” Battalion Chief Christopher Gastall said. “I believe that they would’ve died that night.”

First responders initially responded to reports of two people who had overdosed, according to authorities…

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