Crystal Police Rescue Residents from Home with High Carbon Monoxide Levels
Crystal Police are asking families to check their carbon monoxide detectors after first responders rescued two people from the poison gas this week.
Under a mutual aid agreement, Crystal Police were dispatched to a home in the 2900 block of Winnetka Avenue in New Hope after two people were found unconscious on their bed on Sunday, June 11.
First responders carried the pair outside for fresh air and rendered first aid. They were then transported to the hospital for treatment.
Crystal Deputy Police Chief Brian Hubbard asked residents to check the batteries in their CO alarms.
Law enforcement determined the home had high levels of carbon monoxide.
“It’s really important that people have their CO detectors in place, that they check them,” said Crystal Deputy Police Chief Brian Hubbard. “If they’re battery operated, that they’re replacing the batteries regularly. It’s as important as a fire alarm [or] smoke detector. In this case there weren’t functioning alarms in the house.”
Carbon monoxide is a colorless and odorless gas. It is formed when combustible fuels aren’t fully burned. Concentrations of the gas can build up in a home and make the occupants sick.
Functioning alarms can detect the gas before levels in the home can become dangerous or life threatening.
