A carbon monoxide incident in East
Meadow sent 10 people to the hospital, including four children, officials say.
According
to fire officials, a call came in just after 9 p.m. Monday and crews responded
to a home on Buchanan Road.
There were 11 people inside the home, ranging in age from
3 weeks to 40 years old.
A total of six adults and four children were all sent to
the hospital after showing symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning and all having
very high readings of exposure.
One person refused medical attention and no first
responders were injured.
The cause
and source of the leak is still unknown.
As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, there were no further updates into the conditions of those sent to the hospital.