Members of the Hutchinson Fire Department took quick, lifesaving action Monday night, pulling an unconscious person from a building the department described as being in an โextreme carbon monoxide environment.โ
A little before 11 p.m. Monday, crews responded to the call reporting an unconscious person in the 1200 block of East 30th Street. โWhile enroute, dispatch advised that the circumstances were unknown but could be a gas or chemical issue,โ the Hutchinson Fire Department said.
Crews arrived and found two people on a side of the building and learned that another person was inside and that he was unconscious. When they entered the building, firefightersโ โCO and 4 gas monitors went into alarm,โ the fire department said.
The firefighters dragged the unconscious person outside to fresh air and the captain at the scene requested extra units to respond for what was described as โan unknown Hazmat situation.โ
Reno County EMS took two patients to the hospital for treatment and further evaluation, the Hutchinson Fire Department said. An investigation at the scene confirmed an extreme high level of carbon monoxide inside the building, which was opened up and ventilated.
