Posted March 4, 2015

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:59:41 GMT — Kelly’s Restaurant in Quincy is open for business Wednesday after being evacuated twice Tuesday for two separate carbon monoxide leaks.

Just before noon Wednesday, restaurant owner Jeff McClean said that two people were still in the hospital being treated.

He said everything is back to normal at the restaurant, however, and he praises the Quincy Fire Department and EMTs for doing a fantastic job.

You may remember the first emergency call came in shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday when several people inside reported feeling ill.

Quincy Fire Department Assistant Chief James Pioch said around 20 people were inside at the time, and six employees were taken to Blessing Hospital for treatment.

The leak came from one of the kitchen’s stoves, McClean said, and the restaurant re-opened around 5 p.m.

“We got as high as 700 parts per million (of carbon monoxide), your detector at home will probably sound anywhere between 10 and 35 parts per million, of carbon monoxide, and like I said we were gettin 700 parts,” Pioch said.

According to Pioch, an engine responded the second time to a carbon monoxide detector going off around 7:30 p.m.

Pioch said elevated levels of carbon monoxide from the restaurant’s east-side furnace forced a second evacuation of the building.

Fire crews ventilated the building after some workers complained of headaches, prompting another ambulance response.

Pioch said he did not know if the second ambulance transported anyone to the hospital.

The most common symptoms of CO poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain and confusion, according to the CDC .

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