1 dead, 6 taken to hospital after vehicle left running in a Kitchener home’s garage | CBC News
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Waterloo regional police say one man is dead and six people were take to hospital Tuesday morning after emergency crews responded to a report of a gas leak at a Kitchener, Ont., home. Officers later determined the people became sick after a vehicle was left running in the home’s garage.
Police said people were residents of the same household
One man is dead and six others were taken to hospital Tuesday morning after emergency crews responded to a report of a gas leak at a Kitchener, Ont., home.
Const. Melissa Quarrie told CBC News that emergency crews responded to the area of Activa Avenue and Periwinkle Street at around 7:35 a.m. ET.
Quarrie said a 25-year-old man was transported to hospital and later pronounce dead. The six others were determined to be suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning and taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The individuals were residents of the same household and officers determined the cause to be a vehicle that was left running in the garage, Quarrie said.
She added the incident is not considered suspicious.
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