Connecticut
Twenty-one people taken to CT hospitals for possible carbon monoxide exposure,
Twenty-one people were taken to Connecticut hospitals early Saturday to be checked for carbon monoxide exposure, officials said.
The emergency “carbon monoxide call” came at 2:45 a.m Saturday and the Bridgeport Fire Department responded to 22 Oak St., Bridgeport spokesperson Tiadora Josef said.
“Levels of CO were found to be 2100 parts per million,” Josef said. “Some of the residents were exhibiting CO-poisoning symptoms.”
Josef said a total of 21 residents were transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital and Bridgeport Hospital for evaluation.
“The power to the building had been shut down due to a recent bus fire at this location,” Josef said. “A generator was found running in the basement, which is” allegedly “the cause of the extremely high levels of carbon monoxide.”
The incident is under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office, Josef said.
Josef said the Bridgeport Fire Department remind residents “when using a generator to keep it outside and away from enclosed spaces like homes, garages, and crawl spaces,” and that carbon monoxide from generators is colorless and odorless and can be deadly. ”
Josef also noted that “smoke alarms save lives” and Bridgeport residents can call the Bridgeport Fire Department at 203-335-8835 to have your free smoke alarm installed.
Naugatuck Police say one person has been arrested after a multi-car accident on Route 63 Saturday afternoon.
According to police, they responded to the area of Route 63 and Cherry Street around 1 p.m. for reports of a collision with injuries.
They say a 30-year-old man from Waterbury was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs/alcohol, operating under the influence with a child passenger, illegal possession of prescription drugs, failure to keep narcotics in the original container, risk of injury to a child and distracted driving.
Police say he is being held on a $10,000 Surety Bond.
This is all the information at this time.
BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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