One person was taken to hospital after a carbon monoxide leak in Maple Ridge.
The Maple Ridge fire department attended the scene just after 11 a.m at a house along Fletcher Street at Dewdney Trunk Road, right across the street from the fire hall.
“Initially our crews were called for a medical call,” said assistant fire chief Doug Armour.
gas leak
But when crews made entry into the home the gas detectors connected to their medical kits went into alarm registering 100 parts per million.
Firefighters brought the conscious female patient outside and passed her over to a waiting ambulance.
The call was then upgraded to a hazardous materials call.
“Being a duplex we always have concerns about other residents,” said Armour.
Firefighters using breathing equipment made entry into both homes to make sure there were no other patients and they determined that the leak was isolated to the one unit.
One homeowner returned to get a dog who was in the unit beside the one with the leak.
“They believe that it is a problem with the furnace in the home,” explained Armour.
The fire department are ventilating the structure while waiting for FortisBC to attend.
The patient was taken by ambulance to Ridge Meadows Hospital.
