5 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at Orange County home, official says

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Five people are hospitalized after a report of carbon monoxide poisoning at an Orange County home Tuesday morning.Orange County Fire and Rescue said they received a 911 call around 5:45 a.m. after a 13-year-old girl found a 6-year-old unresponsive at the home on Timberwolf Trail in Apopka.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Five people, including a teenage girl and a 6-year-old, were taken to the hospital on Tuesday morning for possible carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.

A spokesperson said a 13-year-old girl found the 6-year-old unresponsive at a home on Timberwold Trail in Apopka and contacted 911. As firefighters went inside, their backpacks alerted them to the presence of carbon monoxide.

All five people were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive, the official said.

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas and can be deadly ("kills without warning," is how the CDC puts it). It's produced anytime fuel is burned, such as cars or trucks, gas stoves, lanterns, or grills.

Orange County Fire Rescue said it appears that a gas-powered air compressor had been running for several hours in the garage. When firefighters went into the home, they found a "significant" amount of carbon monoxide.

Five people are hospitalized after a report of carbon monoxide poisoning at an Orange County home Tuesday morning. Orange County Fire and Rescue said they received a 911 call around 5:45 a.m. after a 13-year-old girl found a 6-year-old unresponsive at the home on Timberwolf Trail in Apopka.

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