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7 hospitalized after suspected carbon monoxide leak at Maine daycare
The town said there were 27 children and approximately 10 staff in the day care building. It is unclear if children were hospitalized.
Seven people were hospitalized after a suspected carbon monoxide leak Wednesday at a daycare in Kittery, Maine, the town said.
Kittery first responders arrived at Building Blocks at 1 Route 236 around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a report of potential carbon monoxide poisoning.
The town said there were 27 children and “approximately 10 staff” in the building. Seven were transported to area hospitals for non-life threatening injuries.
“There have been no deaths and no serious injuries identified at this time,” said Courtney Grugnale, the Town of Kittery’s communication director at 5 p.m. “Children are being reunited with their parents in accordance with the daycare’s protocols.”
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The cause of the suspected leak is under investigation. The Maine State Fire Marshal reported to Building Blocks daycare to begin the investigation.
Monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that can be fatal when breathed in, particularly when sleeping. According to the Center for Disease Control, symptoms, like headaches, nausea, and chest pain, can be “flu-like.”
In Massachusetts, three family members in Nahant died from carbon monoxide poisoning last month, while a Massachusetts family of four died in their New Hampshire vacation home over the holidays.
The owner of the daycare did not return a request for comment Wednesday evening.
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