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3 hospitalized: Carbon monoxide poisoning at Kansas City apartments
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A carbon monoxide (CO) leak is what Kansas City Fire says sent several to the hospital late Sunday.
It happened at an apartment complex at 10450 Wornall Road, just down the street from Notre Dame de Sion High School.
Fire investigators found carbon monoxide levels as high as 1400 parts per million (ppm). For reference, The World Health Organization recommends indoor air level for CO remain below an average of nine ppm for any eight hours and below 25 ppm for any one hour.
Three patients are in the hospital, their condition unknown.
Spire is working to confirm the source.
According to KCFD’s preliminary investigations, the cause is suspected to come from a boiler in the basement of the apartment building.
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