MARCH 28, 2015
VANDALIA, OHIO
UPDATE: Patricia Borden's husband was checking on her
because Patricia wasn't able to meet with him and their kids the day before.
The two were separated and going through a divorce.
Emergency crews didn't know what was wrong when they first
got there.
"It was the quick thinking of the captain on-scene that
decided they wanted to meter it. It just didn't feel right to them," said Chief
Follick with the Vandalia Fire Dept.
Chief Follick says crews will soon be able to detect high
levels of CO just by walking into a building.
"We're in the process of ordering meters for our EMS
bags right now and they have not come in yet so it was the quick thinking of
him (the captain on-scene) that got them indicated to what the problem was and
got them out. They immediately evacuated the building," said Chief
Follick.
We talked with several people who live in the complex. They
say the management puts carbon monoxide and smoke detectors in every apartment.
"I've never had any sort of issue with it. It's never
beeped or gone off. They also have smoke detectors, two in each apartment and
they replace the batteries in them every six months. "
Two other people were checked out for CO poisoning at the
complex but they were not taken to the hospital.
This is just another tragic reminder to not only have
detectors but to make sure they're working.
"Every time we do one of these interviews with you guys
we make that statement. Usually were here because of a tragic event that we
have not had an operating smoke or CO detector," said Chief Follick.
Everyone in the building was evacuated while crews searched
for the gas leak.
There's no word on what caused the leak, but we do know each
apartment had its own gas-fired hot water heater.
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VANDALIA, OHIO
A woman is dead after succumbing to carbon
monoxide poisoning.
It happened at the Brookfield Apartments in Vandalia.
Patricia Bolden's, 43, husband was stopping over to check on her Saturday
afternoon. That's when he found her lifeless body.
CO levels were extremely high in the apartment. Eight times higher than what can
kill a person.
Here is part of the 911 call:Dispatcher: Have you talked to her today or
yesterday? Caller: I talked to her yesterday and she said she wasn't
feeling well and she asked me to come over and be with her.
Crews do not know where the carbon monoxide leak came from. They are checking
each apartment to find the source of the gas.
The carbon monoxide levels were still rising when crews got the scene.We're
told every apartment has a carbon monoxide detector.
"Usually were here because of a tragic event that we have not had an
operating smoke or carbon monoxide detector.
There's a carbon monoxide detector are here but I don't know the functionality
of it right now," said Vandalia Fire Chief Chad Follick.
About 10 people were evacuated from the building.
