Pittsburgh family rushed to hospital after CO leak in their home

Reports WTAE News of Pittsburgh:

CHESWICK, Pa. — Two children were rushed to the hospital early Wednesday morning after a carbon monoxide alarm went off at their Cheswick home.

Channel 4 Action News’ Janelle Hall reported the alarm went off inside a duplex in the 200 block of Allegheny Avenue after one side of the home had a high reading of the colorless, odorless gas.

The family got out quickly, and the mother of the children called 911. The kids were taken to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and later released.

Late Wednesday morning, Equitable Gas said it investigated at the scene and found a natural gas leak in a gas line.

The symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can be confused with flu symptoms or food poisoning. They include dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain and confusion.

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