At least three people have been hospitalized and more than 30 others are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at a rehabilitation facility in Northwest.
At around 3:30 p.m., rescuers were called to the D.C. residential facility for Second Genesis, a nonprofit drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in the 1300 block of Harvard Street NW. The building was evacuated and Hazmat responders entered the building. Residents of the complex were given oxygen to help them cope with the effects of the illness. At the time of the incident, the building contained 36 residents and 10 staff members.
Three people immediately were transported to area hospitals with serious symptoms, News4’s Jackie Bensen reported. Tthree buses then transported more people from the scene.
Residents of the facility had complained of odd smells and had displayed symptoms consistent with carbon monoxide poisoning for several days, Bensen reported.
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