Authorities in Colorado said there was rat poison in the food a man ate after he visited a Taco Bell — but investigators said there was no evidence that employees at the fast food chain poisoned his burrito.
But later, the sheriff's office dispatch received a call from an area hospital at around 7:50 p.m. that evening. The hospital said that they had a male patient who had"possibly ingested rat poison," Bartmann said.
"He took took a bite into one of the tacos and immediately felt a burning sensation and then started to get sick," Bartmann said – adding that the man then called 911 and was soon transported to a hospital, where he told staff he had eaten food with rat poison in it.Taco Bell was"immediately closed," the Sheriff's Office said, and investigators returned to the restaurant to process the scene. The man also gave authorities permission to gather more evidence from his house.
The Sheriff's Office said that Taco Bell"was very helpful during the investigation," noting that the restaurant "turned over all videos from inside the building."
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