10 hospitalized after carbon monoxide emergency at Gaithersburg apartments; 51 evaluated

The Brief

  • High carbon monoxide levels were reported at Streamside Apartments on North Summit Avenue.
  • Fifty-one residents were evaluated, and 10 adults and children were taken to area hospitals.
  • A child in stable condition was taken to Baltimore Shock Trauma for possible hyperbaric chamber treatment.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. – Ten adults and children were taken to hospitals after high carbon monoxide levels were reported at a Gaithersburg apartment complex Saturday morning, fire officials said.

What we know:

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews were called around 8:44 a.m. to Streamside Apartments at 422 North Summit Avenue for a reported gas leak involving multiple people who felt sick.…

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