Orland Fire Protection District paramedics assisted two dozen patrons suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning while dining at a Red Robin restaurant in Orland Park Friday night.
According to a statement released by the district early Saturday, emergency crews responded to the location at 15502 S. LaGrange Road after customers complained of headaches and feeling sick.
Four people were transported to Silver Cross Hospital in Mokena, according to officials, where their condition was unknown as of Saturday morning. Twenty others were evaluated by paramedics.
The restaurant was evacuated by customers and employees as firefighters found “high levels of carbon monoxide” and traced it back to HVAC units, according to the statement.
“Officials of (Nicor Gas) and the Village of Orland Park Building Department were called in and the restaurant was shut down for the evening,” the statement added. “Officials said the restaurant will remain closed pending completion of repairs.”
European soccer player Ian Turner recounts being poisoned by carbon monoxide in a hotel where a young woman died – hotel had no carbon monoxide alarms:
CARBON MONOXIDE CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE: Dozens hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning at at Camp Dodge Law Enforcement Academy in Iowa…NO carbon monoxide alarms in the dorm…
“A carbon monoxide detector in an apartment in The Ivy woke up residents in a neighboring apartment Nov. 3 at 7 a.m. after Burger King’s furnace began to leak. The Ivy apartments, located on 811 N. 14th St., sit right above Burger King…
Then a few days later Nov. 8 at 6 a.m., another carbon monoxide detector in a different apartment unit in the building went off and the fire department returned. This time, they found that the source of the leak was one of two furnaces in Burger King…fire department’s incident report stated…that We Energies confirmed the presence of carbon monoxide and determined that Burger King was emitting 1,000+ ppm to the exterior of the building. From there, it was entering apartments.”
“More than 30 people, including children, were evacuated from a business complex in south Fargo Wednesday, Nov. 7, after firefighters responded to a report of a gas smell and found elevated levels of carbon monoxide.
At 11:27 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to an office building, which contained businesses and a day care, at 4820 30th Ave. S. for a report of a gas smell, according to a Fargo Fire Department news release.
Upon arrival, firefighters found elevated carbon monoxide levels throughout the building.
About 15 adults and 20 children were evacuated from the building…elevated carbon monoxide levels were caused by a gas-powered concrete saw used by a construction crew in the building…”
“Authorities say one person died and 14 more were hospitalized after breathing carbon monoxide at their church in Iowa, where a gasoline-powered generator was running in the unvented basement to provide heat and lighting.”
ORLANDO, FL — Dozens of workers were evacuated from a baking company Sunday morning due to a carbon monoxide alarm and at least one person was taken away from the building with chest pains.
Portage, WI – “Emergency crews responded to Dawn’s Foods after dispatchers received a report of a person feeling lightheaded around 3:17 p.m. Wednesday.
When crews arrived at the scene, they found a carbon monoxide levels at 800 parts per million…”
The Binghamton Fire Department says Little Venice Restaurant was evacuated Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to 111 Chenango Street just after 8am for a carbon monoxide detector going off inside the building. Firefighters evacuated the restaurant and the upstairs apartments. Officials say no one was hurt and they are still searching for the cause of the alarm. The Binghamton Fire, Police and NYSEG all responded.
“A restaurant on Boston’s waterfront was evacuated Thursday evening due to carbon monoxide. Fire officials say they began investigating after a woman reported feeling ill at Chart House on Long Wharf shortly after 8 p.m. High levels of the gas were measured…”
Engine Company 1 responded twice to a State Street restaurant for carbon monoxide alarm activations that were ultimately traced to a leak in a kitchen appliance.
The first alarm activation came in at 12:41 a.m. Saturday, August 25. Firefighters forced entry to Noodles & Co. (232 State Street) through a window, finding CO levels at 200 parts per million near the kitchen. The crew took measures to shut off gas lines and appliances to put a stop to the CO leak, and they began ventilating the restaurant to clear the air. While CO levels went down, they did not fully disappear. MGE remained on scene to try to determine the origins of the CO leak.
A day later, at 8:36 a.m. Sunday, August 26, Engine Company 1 was called back to the restaurant for another CO alarm activation. Air monitors showed levels ranging from 50 ppm in the kitchen to 150 ppm in the basement. After searching the entire restaurant, firefighters discovered a carbon monoxide and natural gas leak coming from a kitchen appliance. MGE tagged and turned off the unit, and firefighters ventilated the restaurant until the CO dissipated.
The restaurant was closed and unoccupied at the time of both MFD responses. There were no illnesses or injuries relating to the carbon monoxide incidents.
“…the Commack Fire Department responded to reports that people were feeling ill at the Anthony’s Coal Fire Pizza restaurant…found high levels of carbon monoxide in the restaurant and the adjoining Chocolate Works store…”
“Over the last week, some employees began experiencing headaches and nausea. Some employees say they originally mistook the symptoms and thought they were heat-related…’I would think that the fire department would require them to have carbon monoxide detectors along with the smoke detectors,’ said Troy Unterein, a Customer at Burgers & Beer.”
“A mechanical problem caused carbon monoxide levels to spike at Hob Nob restaurant…the Somers Fire Department was called to the restaurant…for 12 people – a mix of restaurant staff and customers – complaining they were feeling ill. ‘We found carbon monoxide levels at 600 parts per million…'”
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — Five workers at an Upper East Side restaurant were sickened by a carbon monoxide leak that forced the evacuation of the building.
An oil burner malfunctioned in the basement of Jojo restaurant on E 64th Street just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, about 30 minutes after closing time.
The workers began feeling sick and were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell with minor injuries.
Firefighters discovered the oil burner was not working properly. It was giving off high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the basement, about 400 parts per million.
Firefighters shut off the boiler, and the levels dropped. The high levels of carbon monoxide did not leave the basement.
The entire building, including residents who live above the French eatery, was evacuated for about two hours. Residents returned to their homes at around 1 a.m.
“Five workers at an Upper East Side restaurant were sickened by a carbon monoxide leak that forced the evacuation of the building.
An oil burner malfunctioned in the basement of Jojo restaurant on E 64th Street just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, about 30 minutes after closing time.
The workers began feeling sick and were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell…Firefighters discovered the oil burner was not working properly. It was giving off high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the basement, about 400 parts per million…The entire building, including residents who live above the French eatery, was evacuated…”
“The leak was discovered in the building’s parking garage…Elevated levels of carbon monoxide were also detected on the first and second floors…Four employees showed signs of carbon monoxide exposure and were taken to UVM Medical Center in Burlington for treatment.”
“Six people were hospitalized Monday after a carbon monoxide leak at a local church.
The leak took place at North Main Street United Methodist Church. The Gloversville fire chief said the people affected are lucky to be alive after his crew determined the leak had been going on for several weeks.
The source of the leak is unknown, but the chief said the church’s chimney was plugged, which played a factor. People had been getting sick at the church, but until now, no one realized it was a carbon monoxide leak.”
Three people were taken to an area hospital after a carbon monoxide incident at a Brighton eatery near Twelve Corners on Wednesday night.
Brighton Fire Chief Stephen MacAdam said fire crews were called to Qdoba, 1881 Monroe Ave., shortly before 8 p.m., after a carbon monoxide detector sounded at the restaurant and employees called 911.
Several construction workers were operating propane-powered equipment in a poorly ventilated storefront near Qdoba Wednesday evening, causing the alert, MacAdam said.
Six people were treated at the scene, including three people (two construction workers and one Qdoba employee) who were taken to an area hospital for further treatment, MacAdam said.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found the construction workers still working. Firefighters cleared both storefronts of carbon monoxide, he said. The construction space measured triple the carbon monoxide level as Qboda.
Qboda closed for the night and disposed of all exposed food, MacAdam said. The eatery reopened Thursday morning.
While fire officials examined other businesses in the complex on Wednesday, MacAdam said the fire marshal will follow up at each business in the plaza on Thursday.
ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) – An Abingdon Taco Bell restaurant was evacuated Saturday morning after employees complained of headaches and coughing.
Abingdon Fire Chief John McCormick tells News Channel 11 this all happened around 9 o’clock Saturday morning at the Taco Bell on Cummings Street, that’s right off of Interstate 81.
McCormick said crews picked up an elevated carbon monoxide reading at the Taco Bell.
They later found out that the exhaust fan on the roof, that ventilates the cooking appliances, had a broken belt and was not working properly.
One employee was evaluated by life saving crew members.
A Taco Bell employee told us this morning that they had a technician on site, and they planned to reopen Saturday.
Girard, IL – “At least 150 people were treated at hospitals for the incident, which occurred the morning of Sept. 15, 2014. After a handful of students came forward with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning around 9 a.m., school officials made the call to evacuate. The lawsuits, which names the school district, as well as several contractors and architects, says the leak originated at two natural gas boilers, which the school utilized to generate its hot water. An employee with Springfield-based HVAC company Burgess & Son was performing maintenance work on the boilers the morning of leak, and according to the lawsuit, failed to repair a “break or separation of a vent pipe connection in the vent system for the aforesaid hot water heaters.”
“A Japanese restaurant in Temecula has been closed temporarily after a hazmat team responded two nights in a row to reports of an unusual odor that was making people ill.
The source of the odor at Shogun Restaurant in the 41500 block of Margarita Road hasn’t been determined, a health official said Sunday.
It’s unclear if it was related to high levels of carbon monoxide that the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health detected near the dishwashing area Friday night.”
“Crews were called to That BBQ Joint on Williamson Street Saturday close to 5 p.m. after complaints of an “odd smell.” When firefighters arrived, they found a carbon monoxide leak and evacuated the restaurant.
According to Madison Fire Department, slight levels of carbon monoxide were found on the main floor; however, in the basement where the business owner said the odd smell was coming from, carbon monoxide levels spiked to 800 parts per million…the carbon monoxide leak, and likely the smell, came from a boiler malfunction in the basement.”
“A gas leak at the Noodles and Company in Springfield sent four people to the hospital. The fire marshal said there were shockingly high levels of carbon monoxide in the air. The coincidental part officials say they weren’t even called to the restaurant to check on the silent killer carbon monoxide leak…it’s coincidentally lucky there was a natural gas leak so that the smell could notify employees to call for personnel for an odor investigation…As soon as employees smelled the gas, they evacuated the building and let their neighbors, at Chipotle, know to do the same…(CO levels) measured over 200 parts per million…”
“Skyline Chili was evacuated and several customers were transported to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak at the Castleton restaurant.
Emergency crews were called to the Skyline Chili located at 6689 East 82nd Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Friday. According to IFD spokesperson Rita Reith, Happy Chicken employees first started showing symptoms, then customers and other employees started showing more severe symptoms.
Battalion Chief Rita Reith says the leak shortly after noon Friday produced a carbon monoxide reading of 150 parts per million at Skyline Chili in Castleton and 70 ppm in an adjacent restaurant.
Store manager Cheri Throop told firefighters that the gas-fed Skyline Chili kettles and the gas hot water heater had both been recently worked on.”
“High levels of carbon monoxide spewed by a faulty oil burner that caught fire in the basement of a Lower Manhattan apartment building sickened 34 people Tuesday morning, according to the Fire Department…All 12 stories of the building between Murray Street and Park Place, along West Broadway, were evacuated…The incident occurred in the basement of the Amish Market, a grocery store in the building.”
“Employees at a downtown restaurant called for the services of the Madison Fire Department Tuesday night when they realized there was a carbon monoxide leak in the basement.
All occupants had already evacuated when Engine Company 1 arrived to 419 State Street, Zandru’s Tapas Bar. MGE was also on scene inspecting the gas water heaters and gas boilers serving the business and the apartments above the restaurant…The restaurant manager was told they would not be allowed to re-open until a licensed gas appliance technician comes in to perform the appropriate repairs.”
“Hotel staff found the children lying unresponsive at an indoor pool deck and the breakfast area adjacent to the pool at 10 a.m. ET after noticing their figures through a window…The Fire Department also said it found one of the children in a first-floor room unconscious and not breathing…One hotel worker, along with two Berrien County officers and two Niles city police officers were also treated for exposure to the poisonous gas.”
“Martin knew to track down his friend so he drove to his house and found his car, a 2013 Ford Interceptor.
‘I found him unresponsive in his cruiser,’ Martins says. ‘I pulled him out of his cruiser and tried to stimulate his chest.’
Officer Biddy suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning.
There are 400 cars in the fleet similar to the one that Officer Biddy was sitting in. The Prince George’s County police Department calls the scare an isolated incident.
“The mother of a boy who played hockey at the rink told NBC10 her son along with eight other 13-year-old boys were sickened…the children were taken to the hospital Saturday night and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning…”
The Chevy’s Fresh Mex restaurant at 1201 S. Hayes Street in Pentagon City is being evacuated due to “elevated” carbon monoxide levels.
Fire department units are being dispatched to the scene to investigate the source of the CO, according to scanner traffic. Washington Gas is also responding to the scene.
Initial reports suggest the higher-than-normal carbon monoxide levels were detected in the kitchen and possibly related to a water heater.
So far there’s no report of anyone becoming sick, though the restaurant’s kitchen workers are being evaluated by firefighters.
“A group of quick-thinking good Samaritans helped rescue children apparently suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning after their truck got stuck in a mud hole near a Florida swimming basin…”
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