Unconscious Man Rescued After Being Poisoned By Carbon Monoxide In Greenwich: Police

GREENWICH, CT — An Old Greenwich man, who had been rendered unconscious by carbon monoxide fumes, had to be rescued by emergency personnel from his condo on Old Kings Highway Saturday afternoon, according to Greenwich police.

The exact cause of the carbon monoxide poisoning, which police are calling accidental, is still being investigated. But officials believe it could have been from the exhaust from a vehicle, though no vehicle was found running when the incident was reported to authorities at about 1:15 p.m.

According to Greenwich Police Lt. David Nemecek, an officer found the unnamed victim inside his residence, but the fumes were so strong that firefighters using breathing devices had to enter the home, and only after a door and windows were opened for ventilation. Three other units in the condo complex, all of which were unoccupied at the time, also reportedly had elevated levels of the noxious gas.

The level of carbon monoxide found in the home was 255 parts per million, and anything above 50 parts per million can cause health problems, according to federal experts. The victim was treated at an area hospital.

Photo of the Old Kings Highway condo complex in Old Greenwich where the carbon monoxide poisoning occured, via Google Maps