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5 Vallejo Residents Hospitalized Due to Faulty Water Heater
The five people were treated at a local hospital after feeling ill due to a clogged vent, which forced evaluation of an apartment building.
VALLEJO, CA – Five people were being treated at Kaiser on Sunday afternoon, after a faulty water heater set off the family's carbon monoxide alarm in Vallejo.
Firefighters responded to a 911 call at 1:30 p.m. from an apartment in the 100 block of Maher Court. They found an adult and four juveniles feeling ill from what turned out to be a clogged vent in a water heater, said Vallejo Fire Department Battalion Chief Cliff Campbell.
The four-apartment complex was immediately evacuated. One resident of an adjacent unit was examined by firefighters, but declined a trip to the hospital. No other injuries were reported.
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Residents were allowed back in their homes by 3 p.m., Campbell said, who added PG&E and the property manager were on scene, addressing the problem by 3:30 p.m.
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