Waterloo building ventilated, tenants treated after CO leak
Posted Jan 3, 2018 05:03:57 PM.
Last Updated Jan 3, 2018 09:16:34 PM.
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Fire crews and EMS were called to a building in Waterloo after reports of a carbon monoxide leak.
It happened Wednesday at a residential building on Park Street.
Firefighters arrived and discovered high levels of CO due to a faulty rooftop heating unit.
The unit was shutdown, and the entire building was evacuated and ventilated.
Tenants were treated for CO poisoning on scene, and one was taken to the hospital on their own accord.
No serious injuries were reported, and everyone was allowed back inside once it was safe.
In a release, Public Education Officer John Percy says this is just another example of the importance of working CO alarms.
“You need to install CO alarms if you have fuel-burning appliances like furnaces, hot water heaters, gas or wood fireplaces, portable fuel-burning heaters and generators, barbeques, stoves, and vehicles. Always read the operating instructions for CO alarms so you know what to do when they activate. When it activates – it could be for a low battery, the unit might have to be replaced, or it could be for CO poisoning.”
