** THREE OVERCOME BY CARBON MONOXIDE IN BLUE SPRINGS-MO **
THIS IS BREAKING NEWS ... Central Jackson County Fire and 2 EMS units are in the 2000 block of Northeast 3rd Street where 3 persons have been reported sickened by carbon monoxide (CO2) gas.
The call went out at 6:23am. There are reports the CO2 problem was caused by natural gas- yet it was reported from MGE that gas service to the address was off.
The 3 patients are reported to need "hyperbaric chamber" treatments due to the high (200 ppm) CO2 levels they inhaled and are enroute to a south KC-MO hospital at this writing.
>>> Around midnight- 5 persons in Raymore-MO were routed from their home due to high CO2 levels. That family in the 100 block of North Johnson refused EMS attention.
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** KC-MO APARTMENT BUILDING FIRE **
*** No one was injured in an apartment building fire in the 6400 block of Manchester at 5:19am Saturday morning.
Two small streams were used on a fire in a 2nd-floor apartment and flames and/or smoke affected at least 2 apartments. The fire was out by 5:50am.
A fire investigator was ordered to the scene as the blaze was of suspicious origin.
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<><><> OVERNIGHT WEATHER <><> <>
Temperatures Saturday morning range from the upper 20's to lower 30's across the Kansas City MetroRegion. Skies were mostly clear with light northerly winds at dawn.
Today will be a fine fall day- enjoy!
Kansas City's Breaking News Leader - NBC41 ACTION NEWS.________
