Crime & Safety
Crews Respond To Carbon Monoxide Scare At St. Andrew's School
No one was hurt, but carbon monoxide levels set off alarms at St. Andrew's School. The cause was a beef dinner a student was heating up.
BARRINGTON, RI—Crews responded to St. Andrew's School on Thursday for a carbon monoxide alarm sounding. The investigation showed the high readings were coming from a dorm room. A student was heating up some food. The carbon monoxide release was caused by a chemical reaction when water was added to the prepackaged meal. No one was hurt.
Beef dish to blame for carbon monoxide levels at Barrington prep school https://t.co/Vc9MZnfWfc via @wpri12
— Barrington RI Fire (@BarringtonRIFD) November 17, 2017
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@NBC10 @wpri12 @ABC6 @projo This was CO being released in a dormitory caused by a chemical reaction when water was added to a prepackaged meal. pic.twitter.com/jO7s9aCP9l
— Barrington RI Fire (@BarringtonRIFD) November 17, 2017
Readings of 120PPM of CO were recorded due to this reaction.
— Barrington RI Fire (@BarringtonRIFD) November 17, 2017
pic.twitter.com/nTR3IXKdJz
— Barrington RI Fire (@BarringtonRIFD) November 17, 2017
Our members are operating at a CO incident at St Andrews School.
— Barrington RI Fire (@BarringtonRIFD) November 16, 2017
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