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 carbon monoxide were detected inside the unit, the department said. In all, 12 patients were identified — one person was pronounced dead at the scene, and 11 others were hospitalized but are expected to survive.
The department told ABC 36 News Now that crews had responded to the same address earlier in the morning, around 2 a.m., for a sick person. In that call, however, the patient met crews outside the apartment, and the department’s carbon monoxide monitor never had the opportunity to detect the dangerous levels inside.
According to the fire department, all residents in the complex are displaced until Code Enforcement says it’s ok for them to return.
ABC 36 News Now reached out to Columbia Gas. They sent us the following statement:
The incident remains under investigation.
We’ll update this story as more details are released.
