Five treated for carbon monoxide poisoning

By GAZETTE STAFF   Monday, Jan. 26, 2009
ADVERTISEMENT
 

— Two adults were kept for observation Sunday afternoon and later released from Mercy Hospital after a reported carbon monoxide poisoning.

A total of five people—three adults and two children—were taken to the hospital after emergency workers were called to 5915 N. Newville Road in Janesville Township at 9:46 a.m. Sunday, said Lt. Patrick Kilbane with the Janesville Fire Department.

The homeowners, Dave and Vicki Engler, were listed in stable condition Sunday afternoon, a spokeswoman there said. The other three people, Staci Hansen, 38, of Janesville and her two sons, 7 and 10, were treated and released.

The problem stemmed from an iced/plugged water-heater chimney, Kilbane said.







reader COMMENTS

Before you post a comment, consider this:

Note: GazetteXtra.com does not condone or review every comment. Read more in our User Policy Agreement
  • Keep it clean. Comments that are obscene, vulgar or sexually oriented will be removed. Creative spelling of such terms or implied use of such language is banned, also.
  • Don't threaten to hurt or kill anyone.
  • Be nice. No racism, sexism or any other sort of -ism that degrades another person.
  • Harassing comments. If you are the subject of a harassing comment or personal attack by another user, do not respond in-kind.  Hit the "Suggest Removal" button on offensive comments.
  • Share what you know. Give us your eyewitness accounts, background, observations and history.
  • Do not libel anyone. Libel is writing something false about someone that damages that person's reputation.
  • Ask questions. What more do you want to know about the story?
  • Stay focused. Keep on the story's topic.
  • Help us get it right. If you spot a factual error or misspelling, email newsroom@gazettextra.com or call 1-800-362-6712.
  • Remember, this is our site. We set the rules, and we reserve the right to remove any comments that we deem inappropriate.

Post Comment

Commenting requires registration.

Username:
Password: (Forgotten your password?)

Comment:

ADVERTISEMENT