1/17/24

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK, FIREFIGHTERS IN THE TRI-CITY AREA HAD TO RESPOND TO A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK. 

ON MONDAY AROUND 10:30 A.M,, UNITS FROM THE PRESCOTT FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO A HOME IN THE HO-KAY-GAN SUBDIVISION TO A REPORT OF AN INFANT HAVING A SEIZURE. WHEN FIREFIGHTERS STARTED TO ASSESS THE CONDITION OF THE 22-MONTH-OLD, THEIR CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS WENT OFF. PERSONNEL FROM UNISOURCE WERE BROUGHT IN AND DETERMINED THE LEAK CAME FROM A FAULTY FURNANCE, RESULTING IN CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING TO THE BABY AND THE OTHER OCCUPANTS OF THE HOME. PRESCOTT FIRE OFFICIALS SAY EVERYONE INVOLVED IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY. 

FRIDAY NIGHT, THE CENTRAL ARIZONA FIRE AND MEDICAL AUTHORITY DEALT WITH A C-O-2 LEAK AT THE SONIC DRIVE-IN IN CHINO VALLEY THAT SICKENED SEVERAL WORKERS. FIRE OFFICIALS URGE EVERYONE TO HAVE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN YOUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES.