Carbon Monoxide Leak Sickens 30 in Dormitory
From Times Wire Reports
A cracked exhaust pipe on a heater caused a carbon monoxide leak that sickened 30 male students in a dormitory at the Anaconda Job Corps Center, leaving some unconscious, authorities said.
Twenty students were flown to hospitals around the Pacific Northwest for treatment in hyperbaric chambers, said Anaconda Fire Chief Bill Converse. The others were being treated at local hospitals.
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