Several ambulances and emergency were dispatched Wednesday to a Kansas City, Missouri, elementary school after several children were reportedly sickened by a carbon monoxide leak.The incident started around 9:30 a.m. at Longfellow Elementary on Holmes Street in Kansas City. Emergency crews were sent to the school on a reported medical emergency.According to a spokesperson for the Kansas City Fire Department, fire crews found extremely high levels of carbon monoxide in the building – so high it maxed out their equipment. So far six children and two adults have been taken to area hospitals for treatment. All are expected to be OK. Dispatch shows more than six ambulances and around 10 other emergency units were sent to the scene as children were evacuated from the school. In photos from the scene, children can be seen huddled together on the school’s lot. Kansas City fire officials said students were outside 30-40 minutes before being bused to Manual Career and Technical Center where families can be reunited if they so wish. District officials said students will be fed at Manual Tech and kept warm. Carbon monoxide, also known as CO, is an odorless, colorless gas found in fumes from burning fuel. It can build up indoors and, at certain levels, can become fatal. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, carbon monoxide is produced any time fuel is burned in cars or trucks, small engines, stoves, lanterns, grills, fireplaces, gas ranges or furnaces.Common symptoms of CO poisoning include headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain and confusion. Fire crews said they are working to ventilate the building and determine the specific source of the leak. Crews believe the leak started in the boiler room. There are two boilers in the facility and they’re working to determine which boiler has the leak. District officials said a building contractor was on-site at Longfellow last week and no issues were noted at the time.
Several ambulances and emergency were dispatched Wednesday to a Kansas City, Missouri, elementary school after several children were reportedly sickened by a carbon monoxide leak.
The incident started around 9:30 a.m. at Longfellow Elementary on Holmes Street in Kansas City. Emergency crews were sent to the school on a reported medical emergency.
According to a spokesperson for the Kansas City Fire Department, fire crews found extremely high levels of carbon monoxide in the building – so high it maxed out their equipment.
So far six children and two adults have been taken to area hospitals for treatment. All are expected to be OK.
Dispatch shows more than six ambulances and around 10 other emergency units were sent to the scene as children were evacuated from the school.
In photos from the scene, children can be seen huddled together on the school’s lot. Kansas City fire officials said students were outside 30-40 minutes before being bused to Manual Career and Technical Center where families can be reunited if they so wish.
District officials said students will be fed at Manual Tech and kept warm.
Carbon monoxide, also known as CO, is an odorless, colorless gas found in fumes from burning fuel. It can build up indoors and, at certain levels, can become fatal.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, carbon monoxide is produced any time fuel is burned in cars or trucks, small engines, stoves, lanterns, grills, fireplaces, gas ranges or furnaces.
Common symptoms of CO poisoning include headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain and confusion.
Fire crews said they are working to ventilate the building and determine the specific source of the leak. Crews believe the leak started in the boiler room. There are two boilers in the facility and they’re working to determine which boiler has the leak.
District officials said a building contractor was on-site at Longfellow last week and no issues were noted at the time.
