9 Residents, 6 Kids Removed From Chicago Home From Carbon Monoxide: FD

CHICAGO —Nine people, including six children, were hospitalized early Tuesday after high carbon monoxide levels were detected in a home in Chicago’s east side, Chicago fire officials said.

The residents of a 2 ½ story home in the 10500 block of Avenue L were taken to a local hospital in fair condition following the incident after being removed after the levels of carbon monoxide were detected just after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, officials reported.

Peoples Gas responded to the scene, but it was not immediately clear what caused the carbon monoxide leak, Chicago fire officials said.

Chicago fire officials did not provide any further information.

Patch will update this morning as more information becomes available.