US EditionCarbon Monoxide Leak Leaves Residents Future in the Air
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, JUL 5 – One person died and 11 were hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning at Oxford Circle Apartments, with 28 homes now empty and residents displaced, officials said.
- A carbon monoxide incident at Oxford Circle Apartments in Lexington on Monday morning forced residents to evacuate their homes.
- The incident followed emergency calls for a patient with breathing difficulties and an unconscious person, prompting fire crews to find high levels of methane and carbon monoxide.
- Sixty-Two-Year-Old Samuel Gross was pronounced dead at the location, while eleven additional individuals were taken to the hospital and are anticipated to recover. More than 30 apartment units were evacuated due to the incident.
- Charles Smith, an Army veteran living there for three years, said, "I thought I was going to die" and described displacement as "like being homeless all over again."
- Officials are assisting residents with up to $1,200 in relocation aid and hotel stays, but all remain displaced until Code Enforcement allows return, creating ongoing challenges.
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Carbon monoxide leak leaves residents future in the air
Residents of Oxford Circle Apartments are facing uncertainty after a carbon monoxide incident on Monday morning forced them from their homes, with no clear timeline for when they can return."I thought I was going to die," Charles Smith said.Smith, an Army veteran who has called Oxford Circle Apartments home for three years, spent most of the day in the hospital being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning."I couldn't even stand up. I was too dizz…
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One dead, 11 others hospitalized after carbon monoxide incident on Oxford Circle, fire department says
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — The Lexington Fire Department says one person is dead and 11 others are recovering after a carbon monoxide incident early Monday morning on Oxford Circle. According to the fire department, crews were first dispatched to 1805 Oxford Circle around 4:51 a.m. for a report of an unconscious person. When firefighters arrived, they found multiple patients inside the apartments and escalated the response. High levels of…
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