Eleven people (including three children) were recently transported for medical treatment after they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in a house at 40 Macys Lane, Nantucket, MA.
The incident, which was reported shortly after 9:00 AM on Saturday, 16 April, was caused by a faulty gas-fired furnace. There were carbon monoxide detectors in the house, but the batteries were not working.
The Nantucket fire chief reported that carbon monoxide levels inside the basement of the home were recorded at 380 parts per million (the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's permissible exposure limit is 50 ppm.).
Media reports:
The Inquirer and Mirror: All eleven survive carbon monoxide poisoning in Macys Lane home (21 APR 11)
Cape Cod Times: Faulty furnace poisons 11 on Nantucket (17 APR 11)
NECN: Nantucket carbon monoxide emergency sends 11 to hospital (16 APR 11)
WBZ-TV: Chief: 11 People ‘Close To Death’ In Nantucket CO Poisoning (16 APR 11)
Satellite News Service: Nantucket, MA- 15 Inured in Carbon Monoxide Incident (04-16-11)
Background information:
Wikipedia: Nantucket, Massachusetts
Google Map of 40 Macys Lane, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Massachusetts: Office of the State Fire Marshal: Carbon Monoxide Safety
Massachusetts: Office of the State Fire Marshal: Carbon Monoxide Detectors
NECN: How carbon monoxide poisoning affects the body (16 APR 11)
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