GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Three people, including two children, suffered carbon monoxide poisoning overnight in Green Bay.
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department received a call around 2 this morning (WED) for an unconscious child on Deer Trail.
A second child in the home was also found to be unconscious.
When rescue crews were there, a carbon monoxide monitor on an EMS bag began to alarm. Crews found extremely high levels of carbon monoxide in the home.
The home was evacuated. The victims were taken to a Green Bay hospital.
The two children were transported to an Appleton hospital for additional treatment in a hyperbaric chamber.
Officials found a carbon monoxide alarm in the home wasn’t working and past its expiration date.
A reminder from the fire department: test your carbon monoxide detectors and smoke alarms regularly.
