4 People Hospitalized With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Brockton

BROCKTON, MA — Four people were sent to the hospital after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at their home on Wednesday morning.

Around 9:30 a.m., emergency personnel were called to Sawtell Avenue after one resident called that three other residents were vomiting and suffering from dizziness, fire officials told the Brockton Enterprise. Firefighters tested the carbon monoxide levels, which were read to be at 900 parts per million, which is 100 times more than the safe level.These were the highest levels Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Marchetti had ever seen, he said. Marchetti told WBZ News safe levels hover around 9 parts per million.

All four residents were rushed to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Marchetti told the Boston Globe the resident's conditions seemed to be improve after they made it outside. There were no carbon monoxide detectors in the home.

Fire officials said the carbon monoxide exposure was caused by a leak inside the house's heating unit.

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