Assisted living home evacuated after carbon monoxide detected

By: Lauren Fabrizi
lfabrizi@klkntv.com

Marjorie Curtis is thankful she’s doing okay after a carbon monoxide scare at her assisted living home Wednesday morning.

“Kinda makes you flash back and think, ‘Hey, this could have been really bad!'” she said.

Crews were called to Lincoln Manor off 48th and Baldwin Streets around 10 a.m. Officials said a faulty boiler caused CO2 levels to sky rocket and spread throughout the building. Extra crews were called in to evacuate more than 20 tenants to a nearby church.

“We did treat a few people for CO related symptoms,” Battalion Chief Tim Linke of Lincoln Fire & Rescue said. “Non were transported, seems like everyone’s doing okay.”

One of those people was Curtis. She needed oxygen. She said she noticed something wasn’t right as early as Tuesday night.

“I was sitting there watching TV, I noticed I was heaving a little bit in my breath,” she remembered.

That along with nausea, headaches and red skin are all symptoms that officials said could lead to death if not taken care of right away.

“We do like to remind everybody aside from having a working smoke detector with a good working battery with that smoke detector,” Linke said. “It’s also advisable to get yourself a carbon monoxide detector to alert you when you do have those type of emergencies.”

Within an hour, the boiler was repaired and everyone was allowed back inside.

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An assisted living home was evacuated this morning after high carbon monoxide levels were detected.

It happened around 10 a.m. at Lincoln Manor near 48th and Baldwin.

LFR officials said the boiler malfunctioned, causing high CO2 levels to spread throughout the building. Crews evacuated more than 20 residents. They stayed in a nearby church. Officials said a few experienced headache and nausea, but refused treatment.

Within an hour, the boiler was fixed. Everyone was allowed back inside.