Six people treated for illness
due to malfunctioning heating unit

Brockport firefighters and Brockport's ambulances responded to 82 Holley Street in the Village of Brockport for an unknown odor in the residence making people sick, just past midnight on October 20.

Upon arrival, levels of carbon monoxide were metered in excess of 900 ppm and six patients were found to be at various levels of contamination with a wide range of symptoms described, according to Brockport Fire Department public information officer Christopher Martin.

All patients were taken to the hospital, RG&E was summoned and the heating system was shut down while they attempted to determine what caused the problem.

Deputy Chief Laurence Vaughan requested the presence of the building inspector/zoning officer as no carbon monoxide detector was found on site. This is in violation of village code for student housing for the nearby SUNY Brockport campus. The presence of a carbon monoxide detector would have allowed for early detection and may have prevented as many from becoming ill, according to fire department officials.

All patients transported were treated and released from Lakeside Memorial Hospital before 8 a.m.