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Carbon Monoxide At Prince George's County Church: 11 Hospitalized
Firefighters said they found a natural gas leak and multiple gas-powered wall heaters in the building.
ADELPHI, MD — At least 11 people were sickened by carbon monoxide during a church service in Prince George’s County over the weekend, officials said.
Crews were called to a property in the 3000 block of Buck Lodge Road on Sunday for a report of people unconscious. EMS crews took seven people to hospitals for evaluation and treatment; multiple other people refused treatment or left the scene, the Prince George’s County Fire Department said. On Monday morning, four more people went to a hospital with dizziness and vomiting, symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.
